At 9:54 AM +0100 10/23/03, John Dunlop wrote:

>http://207.21.244.161/hpwake
>
>I visited the site and was struck by the number of different venues and
>the familiarity of some of the names from the past. Very nostalgic. It
>seems strange that so many people seem to regard the HP3000 almost with
>fondness, especially fitting as a Wake is usually only held to mourn the
>passing of someone dear to you. I have never before experienced a
>community like the HP3000 community where there seems to be such a
>closeness, a willingness to share technical expertise, and such good
>humo(u)r based solely around a piece of hardware (and software).
...

Well said.  I believe that the MPE-Image *software* -- rather than the
hp3000 hardware underneath -- is the "more enduring" (more endearing?)
element.

Thanks, Hewlett-Packard, for having invented MPE-Image.

  _______________
 |               |
 |               |
 |            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.
 |               |
 |_______________|

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *