I really did not want to get involved in this, but Duane Percox said,

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>
> If you want a difference then here it is:
>
> Betamax was a superior technology to other offerings, but
> lost out anyway.
>
> The HP e3000 was never a superior technology and lost out
> because other
> choices exist (existed) that can be purchased that provide
> greater value
> for less money.

Absolutely wrong. In the late '70s it absolutely was a superior technology
to every thing else on the market. This is how I got involved in the first
place.

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> And if an emulator can in fact be developed then many can
> continue running
> their mpe applications well into the future. I'm sure this
> possibility is
> very comforting to all those who are either afraid or unable
> to learn a
> 'different than mpe' computing environment.

Come on. Perhaps at least some are neither afraid nor unable to learn, but
unwilling to spend countless hours and dollars with no ROI.

John

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