So I guess we have been abandoned by our H/W and OS provider and our user
group.  Nice!!!

Ron Horner
HP3000 Systems Administrator
JCPenney Logistics
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----- Original Message -----
From: "F. Alfredo Rego" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: Interex News Announcement


> At 1:55 PM -0800 3/11/02, "Interex" <[log in to unmask]> wrote to me
> (and probably to thousands of other Interex members):
>
> >Dear Interex Member,
> >
> >This is a news announcement from Interex.
> >______________________________________________________________
> >
> >Interex Board Votes to Support Hewlett-Packard/Compaq Merger
> >
> >Sunnyvale, Calif.--March 11, 2002--In a unanimous decision by its Board
of
> >Directors, Interex, the International Association of HP Computing
> >Professionals, today announced that the organization intends to vote the
> >shares of its holdings of Hewlett-Packard stock in favor of a merger
between
> >HP and Compaq.
> >
> >"We believe our members will enjoy the inherent benefits of a marriage
> >between HP and Compaq," said Bob Combs, Chairman of the Interex Board of
> >Directors. "The merger of these two industry pioneers will give Interex
> >members broader access to leading technology, R&D programs, marketing,
and
> >service and support, enabling them to strengthen their computing
platforms."
> >
> >
> >ABOUT INTEREX
> >
> >Interex is the world's largest independent organization of IT leaders
> >incorporating HP and HP-compatible technology in their computing
strategy.
> >For 28 years Interex has produced the world's leading HP-centric
> >conferences, publications, online services and other educational tools
> >supporting its member's platform involvement with MPE, HP-UX, NT, Linux
and
> >OpenView. For more information on Interex - where shared knowledge equals
> >shared power - please visit www.interex.org.
> >
> >###
> >Contact:       Alex Sapiz
> >               Interex
> >               (408) 743-4623
> >               [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Please note these minor technical details:
>
> 1) I have been an Interex member since the 1970s (when the group was
>     called the "HP 3000 International Users Group".
>
> 2) The Interex Board may have voted unanimously, but such is not the
>     case with Interex's membership.
>
> 3) I do not like it when people claim to speak for me.  If I need to
>     express an opinion (or a "belief"), I do so myself.  Likewise, I
>     do not like to endorse anybody else's opinions.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>    _______________
>   |               |
>   |               |
>   |            r  |  Alfredo                     [log in to unmask]
>   |          e    |                           http://www.adager.com
>   |        g      |  F. Alfredo Rego
>   |      a        |  Manager, R & D Labs
>   |    d          |  Adager Corporation
>   |  A            |  Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000            U.S.A.
>   |               |
>   |_______________|
>
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>




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