I don't think the e3000 could be classified as a "fossil".  A fossil is the
skeletal remains of something imbedded in rock formations.  This implies it
can no longer function.  The e3000, until last week, was alive and
functioning quite well, IMHO.  I would reclassify the e3000 as a living,
functional, Dinosaur, not a fossil (at least for the next 5 years).

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Phillips [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 8:45 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [HP3000-L] Stumbling at the Altar


See

http://computerworld.com/nlt/0,3590,NAV47_STO65949_NLTMGT,00.html

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"Tripping over a 30-year-old product line isn't particularly graceful as you
make your way down the aisle in a corporate marriage.

On the other hand, continuing to build your company's systems - and its
competitive future - around a 30-year-old product line in an era when
three-year product life cycles are the norm isn't exactly the most strategic
move many HP e3000 users could be making right now. However beloved
(remember the Wang VS?), the e3000 is a fossil."


Jim Phillips                           Information Systems Manager
Email: [log in to unmask]     Therm-O-Link, Inc.
Phone: 330-527-2124                         P. O. Box 285
Fax:   330-527-2123                           10513 Freedom Street
Web:   http://www.tolwire.com          Garrettsville, OH  44231

I WANT MY MPE!

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