Tom writes:

>We plan on replacing Growthpower within three years
>simply because our volume is about to outstrip Growthpower's capacity.
>(SO Number, Invoice Number, Customer Number, and so on are limited to 6
>digits. Also, it's written in old classical HP basic).

Do you mean that because it's not written in Java or whatever the "hot" 
language du jour is, it should be replaced?  I know that's not your primary

reason, but it looks like that is one of the reasons.

In general, is this a valid reason for replacing software?

Jim "Should have given up COBOL years ago" Phillips