Donna Asks: >but maybe the larger questions are: > >- are there really that many people without sw contracts? >- are people so locked down (even on a support os release) that patching is no longer an option? >- are people unsure about how to patch? I'll answer these question as they relate to our site. We do have a SW contract with HP and do patch, but are stuck on 6.5. Our test/development system is a 967 and our Corporate policy will not let me put anything into production that we don't first test out on the test system. I have taken many beta patches in past history, but there isn't a lot to choose from now. Maybe, just maybe if HP were to allow 7.0 or 7.5 to be installed on the 9x7's the beta testing would expand! As for being unsure of patches, I have had very few patch related problems over the past 20 years, so I feel good about the patches HP produces. Steve * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *