OK, I'm bored and will stick my neck out...I guess the 3000 outlasts Carly.
 Nothing against Carly, I just sense some impatience from owners and don't
see what direction the ship is heading.

John Lee
Vaske Computer Solutions

At 02:02 PM 11/6/01 -0500, Simpkins, Terry wrote:
>I try not to spread rumors but this one came to me from a usually
>reliable source.
>
>He claims to have gotten it from two reliable sources that are totally
>unrelated, one inside HP and
>the other a large user.  (I know, "a friend of a friend.......)
>
>Anyway the rumor is that Carly will announce next Wed (Nov 14), the
>discontinuance of the HP3000 line.
>Production to cease in 2002.
>Support to end in 2007.
>Anyone else hear this?  I am inclined to think NOT, since no one has
>posted anything about it yet, and this
>group is not known for sitting on things.
>I find this very hard to accept, and I really don't want to start a big
>hubbub (is that a word?), but like I said, the
>source is usually pretty reliable.  Of course he could be playing me for
>the biggest dupe of month.
>
>Any one care to comment?
>
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