On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 18:32:10 -0500, george Stachnik <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> A couple of people have emailed me about a posting I made to
>comp.sys.hp.mpe (subsequently echoed to 3000-L), which said:
>
>> Before HP would let us announce plans to phase out the hp e3000 and
>> the MPE/iX operating system, we had to make sure that there would be
>> hardware available with enough processing power to carry customers
>> through the next five years.
>>
>> That's why we introduced the a-class and n-class last year, and why
>> we are introducing performance "kickers" to those systems now.
>

When those systems were announced I viewed them as proof that HP was
committed to the HP3000.  Reading the above statement, however, does raise
some doubts.

>Some people have interpreted my posting to mean that HP had decided
>to discontinue the hp e3000 when we introduced the A-class and N-class
>in February of 2001.  This is not true.
>
>If I've confused anybody, I apologize.  Actually, the final decision
>was not made until after HPWorld of 2001.

The 'incredible' part on the above statement is that we are being asked to
believe that HP made that decision in a matter of about 2 months.  In that
span of time they worked out all the ramification that such a decision
implied (In the middle of the 9/11 disaster to boot).

The 'OpenMPE' issue, however, has been under consideration for over 9 months
without any substantial commitment from HP (Only a number of surveys, to
'pacify' the users?).


Regards
Paul Christidis

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