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     It was pointed out to me that I made an error in my last message in
     regards to PP3 availability.

     My comments were:

     Mike Tilford wrote:

       > Curt,
       >
       > It is shipping, but it is not being PUSHed out like express 2 was.
       > You have to request this one. Many people are skipping express 3
       > since express 4 is still scheduled to begin shipping 12/15/97 and
       > express 4 will have the Year 2K patches incorporated.

     I wrote this at about 1am and wasn't thinking too clearly at the time.
     PUSH was a wrong term to use. Account Support Engineers like myself
     and Remote Account Support Engineers both wanted to get PP2 onto as
     many MPE/iX 5.5 3000's as possible. We have not been as agressive with
     PP3 unless customers wanted some of the new functionality being
     offered since PP4 was just around the corner.

     We never PUSH express releases out automatically.

     Sorry for the confusion, but my heart (just not my head) was in the
     right place....

     Mike Tilford, ASE
     Hewlett-Packard Co
     Falls Church, VA

     I guess I better add this disclaimer this go-round:

     "My comments are my own, not necessarily those of my employer"