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Re: end-of-hp3000
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Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:17:08 -0600
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Yup


----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Barnes" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] end-of-hp3000


Coming in late on this reply, but in this project was the frog a code name
for the HP3000?

-----Original Message-----
From: joe andress [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:43 PM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] end-of-hp3000


A young guy had a science project.

For the project, he had a frog. He put the frog on a table and yelled
"JUMP". The frog jumped. Next, he cut off a leg and put the frog back on the
table and yelled "JUMP". The frog struggled, but jumped. Again, he cuts
another leg off and puts the frog on the table and yells "JUMP". The frog
manages to jump some. Once again, he cuts a third leg off and puts the frog
on the table and screams "JUMP". The poor frog wiggles and struggles and
finally moves just a little. Lastly, the final leg comes off. Once on the
table, the young guy screams "JUMP". The frog just lays there. He screams
several times, "JUMP".  The frog does nothing.

His conclusion.

With no legs, a Frog can NOT hear.

<snip>

At 15:18 -0600 10/31/03, Jan Gerrit Kootstra wrote:

> > >According to hp the retirement is the customers fault/request.
>>
> > Lost in translation?

...

>Quote from the German text.
>
>Kunden stellen heute andere Anforderungen an Rechnerplattformen, so die
>Firma
>
>This is in plain english: "Customers have today different demands for their
>Computerplatform, so the Company states.

The translations from German to English are impeccable.  Yours is less
"editorial" than Michael's -- but Michael's "executive bottom-line"
expresses the underlying feeling quite well :-)

If somebody cuts a bird's wings, is it any wonder that the bird will
no longer be able to fly?

    "Gee, this silly bird can't fly. I must get rid of it."

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