On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Megan wrote: [...] Yes, like Compaq pulled a fast one on DEC. Of course, to be fair, DEC dug its own grave when it climbed into bed with that certain something rather filthy of ill repute known as Microsloth, and began hawking Windbows Numblskull Technology while allowing itself to wither away to the depths of PeeCee. Alas, DECUS is no more, murdered by Compaq in the year 2000 as part of it's apparent plot to do away with reasonable computing as many of us know it. When I received that first Encompass ballot (didn't receive a second one either), something told me that this was the final knife in the back of all things named DEC. All that said, is there anything stopping anyone from forming a new DECUS? ...the Digital Equipment _Classics_ Users Society? :-) ...independent of Compaq, that is. With Compaq having obliterated DECUS, what will become of the hobbyist licenses and CDROMs? Everything I've received from Encompass has been tossed out for recycling with the old newspapers, etc. -- Copyright (C) 2000 R. D. Davis "The best way to gain a true understanding of All Rights Reserved Wile E. Coyote on the Roadrunner cartoons is to rdd(a)perqlogic.com 410-744-4900 fly, head-first, off a horse into something like http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd a fence or a tree; trust me, this works." --RDD

I have not decided if I will renew or not. DECUS has provided only a single function for me (free VMS licenses), and it is unclear to me if they will continue to support (and perhaps even encourage) legacy VAX and MIPS systems. It is my understanding the first vote to re-incorporate was rejected by the membership, but the board did it anyway. I suspect they formed the new organization, then (as the DECUS board) transferred everything to the Encompass. VAXUS anyone? clint On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Megan wrote: