Re: OpenVMS running on HP 3000's
From: Alex Daniels (AlexNOSPAMTHANKSDaniels_at_themail.co.uk)
Date: 08/31/04
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 03:49:09 +0100
"David J Dachtera" <djesys.nospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Main, Kerry" wrote:
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Hal Kuff [mailto:kuff@tessco.com]
>> > Sent: August 30, 2004 2:41 PM
>> > To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
>> > Subject: Re: OpenVMS running on HP 3000's
>> >
>> > Yup..... guess that is to confuse the HP Legacy people further
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Barry Treahy, Jr." <Treahy@MMaz.com> wrote in message
>> > news:41337022.5050506@MMaz.com...
>> > > Anyone else catch the August 23 eWeek article titled
>> > 'Countrywide tapes
>> > > WRQ for integration?' Boy, have they got their facts
>> > screwed up here
>> > > and what makes this worse? Claiming that this inerrant
>> > data came from
>> > HP!:
>> > >
>> > > "Countrywide Global isn't alone in its reliance on legacy systems.
>> > > Officials at Hewlett-Packard Co. estimate that there are more than
>> > > 400,000 of its OpenVMS systems installed worldwide, many of
>> > them on HP
>> > > 3000 machines."
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>> Re: "legacy" systems ..
>>
>> Rant mode on>
>>
>> I always get a kick out of those media types that like to refer to
>> "legacy" systems as necessary evils that does not warrant additional
>> expenditures.
>>
>> Reality check - *all* platforms have legacy versions. That does not make
>> the current versions "legacy".
>>
>> Microsoft now calls NT4 servers "legacy". Sun calls Solaris V2 servers
>> "legacy". IBM calls old mainframe versions "legacy". AIX and HP-UX have
>> versions they call "legacy".
>>
>> So, does the fact that Microsoft calls Windows NT4 servers "legacy" mean
>> that Microsoft current versions are "legacy?". Of course not.
>>
>> Fwiw, I like the term "existing" systems. It is a term that is a lot
>> less politically volatile than walking into a Windows, Solaris or
>> OpenVMS shop and referring to their applications that are running their
>> entire business as "legacy".
>>
>> Rant mode off>
>>
>> :-)
>
> (C)2004 David J Dachtera, All Rights reserved:
>
> Fade from black to CG:
> Legacy (LEH ga see), a treasured heritage
> Voice over: "The dictionary defines 'legacy' as a treasured heritage."
>
> Quickly, Fade to black, then up to OpenVMS logo, plus CG:
> OpenVMS - A treasured heritage of security and reliability.
> Voice over: "OpenVMS brings a treasured heritage of security and
> reliability to your data center."
>
> Fade to black, then up to "OpenVMS at 25" logo, plus CG
> 1-8xx-xxx-xxxx
> Voice over: "OpenVMS - after 25 years, even after 9-11, nothing stops
> it"
>
> Fade logo to black, then up to OpenVMS logo, CG still displayed
> Voice over: "Call now to find out how the OpenVMS treasured heritage of
> security and reliability can free your IS department from server viruses
> and the unscheduled downtime they cause and how OpenVMS can make your
> distaster tolerant clusters TRULY disaster tolerant."
>
> Fade to black.
>
> Toll free number TBD.
>
> Total running time: 00:00:30.
>
> I imagine that being read by James Earl Jones (minus the breath-mask
> sounds, of course) ;-)
>
> D.J.D.
I did see a hp TV ad, for 'Adaptive Enterprise' today, the last frame was
referencing www.hp.com/adapt which does now mention VMS.
Still would like to see some VMS specific advertising, like non-stop got,
but still I guess its better than nothing...
Alex
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