14 Nov
2001
14 Nov
'01
2:11 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iggy Drougge" <optimus(a)canit.se>
To: "Dan Linder" <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: HP 3000 No More
Dan Linder skrev:
>Just announced on /., the venerable HP3000 line will join HP
calculators
>in HP's new "we don't want to do cool
stuff anymore" business
model.
You're forgetting that PA-RISC is also in the same position. It's
called
"legacy", isn't it?
>Well, maybe that's harsh. But it is still another sad day for
computing.
Especially since we were supposed to be migrating our system from a
IBM 390 to the HP3000.
I guess a year of planning and vendor selection is out the window.