I heard that Winston is soon going to be CEO of a large Silicon Valley
outfit, and that it's going to propel his favorite platform and challenge
IBM!! Thus the beginning of a large installed base, the secret to success
in business. :) :) (Or did I just dream this?)
John Lee
At 08:33 AM 11/9/01 -0700, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>I know this is unthinkable to all of you, but HP is killing off the 3000.
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>This is not a hoax and I know for a fact that on 11/14 HP will announce
>the death of the 3000 to the world.
>
>Everyone should start taking steps to plan a migration path away from the
>3000 as soon as possible.
>
>As for documented information, I don't have that, but I have heard a voice
>mail message from Winston Prather saying the 3000 is dead.
>
>You will learn the truth on 11/14.
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>????
> I'd like a better documented information... This is nothing more than a
>hoax... for me.
>
> You know... a friend of a friend has seen white crocodiles on ....
>
> Have a nice weekend,
>
> -- Andres j. Ogayar
> -- I.T. Department
> -- Raytheon Microelectronics Espaņa (Malaga, Spain)
> -- +34.95.224.92.27
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> 09/11/2001
> 14:48
> Por favor,
> responda a
> kmunich
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> I am afraid the nasty rumor is true. HP will discontinue the HP 3000
>due
>to a move away from a proprietary operating system and a slow decline in
>the HP 3000 business.
>
>Hp will stop selling the 3000 on 10/31/2003 and end support for the
>platform on 12/31/2006.
>
>They are getting teams in place to help current customers migrate from the
>3000 to 9000s or Netservers.
>
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>
>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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