Joe Weisman wrote: > So, I am here looking for advice, or volunteers, or something. I > am not sure what kind of person I am thinking about; someone who is > somehow more balanced and technical than a sales representative but I > am not sure what that means. Maybe HP has such people or maybe someone > who doesn't work for HP would provide be percieved as having a bias > based on their experience rather than their employer. (has csy actually responded? the mildly curious are wondering....) here's my two-cents worth. don't try to sell your application on the merits of mpe -- it won't work (imo). there's sufficient bias against and/or misunderstanding of mpe that it's probably a losing battle from the git-go (which is unfortunate but that's a different thread). you need to sell your application on how it's better (whatever 'better' means) that the competition's. you're in an open market and anything goes. there are other application/solution providers like you on the list and many (i think) would tell you the same thing. going back to something you've said earlier: > I have always been candid with them that my enthusiasm for MPE is at > least partly based on my long experience and familiarity. I am not > entirely unwilling to learn new tricks but the old ones are so > comfortable! to me, that's a dangerous trap -- especially when mpe is your platform of choice. to me -- a lot of what is hurting mpe is this exact attitude. i not criticizing you, but i am encouraging you to take a new look at what you can do with an mpe system -- and for very little money! there is such a wealth of free/shareware available now that you're really only limited by your creativity. *and* if you want to toot mpe's horn to your client -- then that point -- the bargin that mpe is when compared to other solutions -- is what you should emphasize. hth - d -- Donna Garverick Sr. System Programmer 925-210-6631 [log in to unmask] >>>MY opinions, not Longs Drug Stores'<<< * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *