Silicon Valley pioneer William Hewlett dead at 87

****ATTENTION***** <rant> Yep. Agilent makes that great test equipment now. No way would we want to keep using the long-respected, world-reknowned, instantly-recognizable brand name of "Hewlett-Packard" anymore, would we? I mean, for cryin' out loud, them guys are dead! So, you can use your Agilent test equipment while you call Accenture on your Lucent phone over phone lines owned by Verizon. Of course, if you're in the field using your fabulous Agilent test set, you can call Accenture on your Cingular Wireless phone. That is, if you can even figure out how the heck to spell it, much less pronounce it. Same thing for Verizon wireless. How the hell are you s'posed to find the company if you can't pronounce it or even spell it? Marketing weenies. When did technology get overthrown by marketing weenies? That's probably what killed him.... </rant> Paul Braun WD9GCO Cygnus Productions nerdware_nospam(a)laidbak.com "A computer without a Microsoft operating system is like a dog without a bunch of bricks tied to its head."