Watched this week as a brand new Sun Microsystems server was uncrated outside my cube directly in front of the computer room area. Never seen one before...looks just like a computer...hmmm...go figure. Fact is, the Sun server is almost identical in height, width and depth as the 3 hp 3k's in the computer room that will eventually be replaced by these Sun servers. Yup, I'm sure somewhere in a boardroom for this company, folks are thanking hp for making 'em realize the error of their ways. Ray Shahan > -----Original Message----- > From: F. Alfredo Rego [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:39 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: While we're chatting about HP3k to AS400... > > Jim Chance <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >I'd like to share that as a consultant I've been contacted > >4 times in the last 4 weeks about going to shops that are > >now converting from their HP3k to an IBM AS400. One company > >is a billion dollar a year business. > > From my own perspective, I can confirm Jim's observations. > > > >Perhaps HP has mis-calculated? Or, perhaps the Compaq > >merger, the consulting projects they will acquire, the > >savings of laying off or re-aligning HP3K resources > > > >"offsets" > > > >the loss of HP3K hardware sales - maint. fees - and > >longterm customer relationships? Hmmmmmmmmm > > I certainly can't speak for HP's calculations. All I > can do is relay the result of MANY communications with > MPE-Image users. IBM seems to have grabbed the hp3000 > ball and IBM seems to be running with it. It is ironic > to think that the AS/4000 (now called the iSeries) started > its life as IBM's response to the hp3000. > > Becoming more amazed as the long lazy winter days go by, > > _______________ > | | > | | > | r | Alfredo [log in to unmask] > | e | http://www.adager.com > | g | F. Alfredo Rego > | a | Manager, R & D Labs > | d | Adager Corporation > | A | Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000 U.S.A. > | | > |_______________| > > * 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 *