Let's not forget about: Backward software compatibilty - no recompiling of programs is necessary when upgrading OS's. ROI - we bought our 987 in 1994 and has easily paid for itself many times over. George Willis Fayez Sarofim & Co Houston, Tx -----Original Message----- From: John Dunlop [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 5:12 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [HP3000-L] HP e3000 Ad Hmmm, here we go again. If I was marketing the HP e3000 I would include ... The HP e3000 with MPE/iX can be used as a top-notch web server but many companies use it for all their IT requirements because of its : Portability - Posix compliance guarrantees that much Unix software can run on the HP e3000 unchanged. Openness - latest software available, much of it free (quote list : Apache/iX, Samba/iX, Java/iX,etc etc) Speed - fastest transaction processor in the west (more than measures up against equivalent Unix boxes and pick your own DB) Stability - Uptime can be measured in years (quote example). Economy - Low maintenance and low administration costs (maybe operator less , one system manager for all functions) Security - Sophisticated controls , never had a virus (any security classifications added here). Scalability - HP e3000s are available from (put in smallest spec) to (largest spec) to handle any sized company or computing task. Add to this its Reliability - the IMAGE database is rock-solid and data integrity is assured (quote awards etc) With all these advantages, why anyone even want to POSSESS anything else? Just my $.02 , very tongue-in-cheek and hoping that others can flesh it out. Cheers, John Dunlop E-mail : [log in to unmask] "If at first you don't succeed... Web : http://www.hp3000links.com Don't take up sky-diving !" "All your HP e3000 resources on the Net" (Mirror: http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~jdunlop/index1.htm)