We can only guess, but I can offer two explanations: (1) HP is running out of 9xx numbers, and (2) this naming convention somewhat mirrors the names of the equivalent 9000's. -----Original Message----- From: Forrest Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 2:32 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: A500? What happened to 9XX Change that 5 to a 4 and all of our servers will turn blue. I know I haven't ordered hardware in awhile, but it hasn't been that long. What happened to the old naming convention? Is IBM making HP hardware now;-) Forrest Smith Ecometry Administrator (760) 918-3705 * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *