Denys,

its not if you love history, its about "do you learn from history".
Very big difference.
Michael


On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:37:28 -0600, Denys Beauchemin
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>"I love history."
>
>So did Carly...
>
>Denys
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>Of Craig Lalley
>Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 1:50 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [HP3000-L] Death by indigestion
>
>As some one kindly pointed out.... on page 142 of "The HP Way" by David
>Packard.
>
>I was looking for the quote before I posted.  But I couldn't find it.  And
>there it is...
>
>Growth by Acquisition
>
>"Bill and I had no desire to see HP become a conglomerate, since, as I've
>already pointed out,
>more companies die from indigestion than starvation."
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Craig
>
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