<Terry wrote> > From "Terry O'Brien TDO" <[log in to unmask]>, on 11/29/97 12:40 PM: > All, > > Jim's note reminded me that the HP3000 enjoyed heavy penetration in > schools and colleges. In many schools, it was also used to teach > computer science and programming. > > As long as we are doing a show of hands, would anyone care to "raise a > hand" describing any college or university that uses the HP3000 for > teaching. I would love to see some hands. Unfortunately, I'm afraid > that there are few, if any left and the available pool of > MPEiX/TurboImage talent will shrink. And lack of available trained > HP3000 people is certainly a factor in some people's HP3000 hardware > planning decisions. But like other HP3000 trends the past few years, > this is another one that could also be reversed. <snip> One of our clients is a county school system in Maryland that currently uses a Series 70 to teach Cobol programming in their High Schools (I think in the Voc Ed schools). I bet all those college professors who, over the past years, have been preaching "no use for cobol... it's all 'object oriented' now" are wondering how come there's still such a demand for cobol code benders. Steve Weisbrod Beechglen Development, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio [log in to unmask]