We have a 959/200 KS with 400 concurrent users 1GB Ram; 55 Disc Drives (of varying capacities from 2GB to 8GB), mirrored, on 4 volume sets, on a network that spans from the U.K. to the People's Republic of China. Oy! We don't expect a life expectancy (end-of life) anytime soon on the HP3000 unless there is an upgrade or an IT decision based on company policy. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Johnson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > We are running a 979/400 with roughly 150-200 concurrent users. Our > systems people (who by the way hate the HP3000 and love NT) > say the life > expectancy of this machine will be 2-3 years and then have to be > replaced. Since we are moving our financials off this machine (and > onto NT) I would think we would be able to keep this box running a lot > longer than that. Anyone care to comment.