At 06:17 PM 1/15/96 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 96-01-15 16:01:56 EST, [log in to unmask] (Glenn Cole) >writes: > >>While not surprised, I *am* disappointed that HP chose to show only >>peripherals (printers & scanners) at last week's MacWorld conference in San >>Francisco. Am I the only one who thinks that the 3000 would make a great >>server for a Mac network? Since MPE/iX 5.0 provides full support for >>AppleTalk, it seems like a great marriage: the reliability of the 3000 and >>the availability of online backup together with all that Macs provide. >> >> <snip> >I also believe that HP, as a company, has made an about face vis a vis >Windows NT. Certainly they seem to be more willing to talk about it and who >knows what the future holds. Wim's departure could be an indication of a >massive change in direction, but then again, maybe I'm reading things into it >that are not there. > >All this to say, that if HP is going to utilise scarce resources to >facilitate PC integration to the HP3000, I would vote firmly for Windows >support over Mac, any day of the week, (weekends also for that matter.) <snip> Rumor of the month club has HP buying Apple Jim "rumor munger" Knight ===================================================================== M-Net -- America's First Public Access Unix System (313) 996-4644 (14400-8N1) -or- telnet m-net.arbornet.org [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]