Gary, Have another look at the original posting and you will see that it was dated February 1983 !! -----Original Message----- From: Gary Jackson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 3:38 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 10,000th HP3000 The following message was posted the other day: ___ FWIW: I found an information bulletin that states "Making shipment of the 10,000th HP 3000 Business Computer -- now the fifth most widely used business computer in the nation -- more than 1700 HP employees formed a huge "10,000" on an open field, the site of a planned new office building here, then released 10,000 helium-filled balloons into the autumn sky. ___ Can that number be right? I mean, if the HPe3000 is over 25 years old, that would mean that, on average, less than 400 have been sold each year. Any idea where the number came from? Gary Jackson QSS