At 10:35 11.09.98 -0500, you wrote:
>Although it goes unspoken, I think a major obstacle is the learning of a
>new operating system.  Unix and Windows NT seem to have a more "universal"
>sound to them and some decision makers like familiarity (or perhaps fear
>change).  Since I sell HP 3000 hardware, I'm interested in hearing from the
>list how to overcome that fear of change, or fear of "proprietary"
>operating system.

Hmmm. Fear from learning MPE/iX? How about giving newbies a hint by
telling them that a user logs on with a HELLO command and logs off
with a BYE command. Just to give them an idea of user-friendliness...

;-) Lars