Steve said.... > I seem to see this thread (moving from HP3000 to Unix) re-introduced from > time-to-time and it usually contains the words "my new Boss" or "the new > owners" want us to move from the HP3000 to Unix. I'm tryng to remember the > last time the topic was acompanied by the words "the people who have been > running the business successfully for years and who understand all of the > business and systems implications want us to move from the HP3000 to Unix". > > Steve > > [log in to unmask] I think "the people who have been running the business...want us to move from the HP3000 to Unix" are saying this. We have always been an HP3000 shop, but now some software packages that we need are only available on Unix. These moves are dictated by software availablity....which is dictated by installed base....which is dictated by software avaibility....(you get the picture) Before anyone adds, yes a little Marketing always helps. as always, my opinion.... /alan [log in to unmask]