A modest proposal

If Hewlett-Packard [and particularly Winnie Prather] wants to redeem itself
in the eyes of the HP3000 community, it can remove the mechanism to
artificially inhibit the A-Class Processors and allow them to run at 400
megahertz.

This is a win-win situation for HP: It costs nothing, it provides excellent
service, and it will make HP money: More customers will buy and the
factories will be keeping their happy workers busy churning out more
excellent hardware [until HP merges with Compaq, at which time they will be
fired, and the end of the HP-UX system is announced].

Those who have held off buying the newer line of processors because it is
more cost effective to buy old ones, can take a second look at the A-Class
Processor because it would be a minimum cost replacement for their current,
older machines.

With lower third party licensing and the increase of processing power and
unlimited licenses, a faster A processor is a win-win for the customer.

It would serve to increase sales through the end of 2003 and provide HP
with additional revenue as well as generate happier customers, more likely
to do business with HP in the future.

Let's have no weasel words, no increases in purchase costs, no reasonings,
no obfuscations, no excuses, HP could do it today--it may take a few hours
of meetings, a telephone call here and there, an issued memo, an e-mail or
two--but it's something they could do right away--if they really wanted to
make a profit and keep their customers happy [or just keep their
customers!].

But are we certain those are HP's goals?

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