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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Why would anyone want to extend the life of such a shitty operating system and such a shitty database?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have worked on MPE for over a decade now, I have worked on VaxVMS, Windows, Linux and Unix.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>MPE is a single tiered operating system and it is limited to 8 characters. The source code cannot go over 80 characters and the editor is a line editor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The MPE/ix product line was supposed to be bring the O/S into the 20<sup>th</sup> Century, but they discontinued in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have worked on “Turtle” Image, Oracle, MySQL and even SQL server a little…Image is the worst database out there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>HP keeps putting band-aids on its database to make it “SQL” compliant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Seriously, put a bullet in this O/S and Database and move on. If not for your companies sake but for your carrier’s sake.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Moving to another O/S and Database is NOT that difficult. You can still use your PH code and learn something new at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Once there, you can re-train yourself with something new while still keeping your application up and running.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sorry for the rant, but if the company that make the damn O/S doesn’t want to support it, why should we.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ken<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you want to migrate your app off the HP, send me an email and I will guide you thru the process….FREE OF CHARGE!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> powerh-l-bounces+ken.langendock=rogers.com@lists.sowder.com [mailto:powerh-l-bounces+ken.langendock=rogers.com@lists.sowder.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>anne.quirke<br><b>Sent:</b> May 2, 2012 7:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [Bulk] Stromasys HP3000<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have been watching the recent discussion regarding "the Death" of Powerhouse and was wondering if any of you out there have looked closely at the Stromasys offering of a Virtualised Hp3000 (MPE/ix). As hardware (availability / support etc ) is a key factor which brings the "migration" discussion to the fore, virtualisation, on paper, offers some solution. Understand that its just released, has anyone investigated or heard any negatives/positives of going down this route.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=divSignature><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Anne Quirke</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-GB>Uturn Ltd</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-GB><br><strong>Reshaping Technology</strong><br></span></b><em><span lang=EN-GB>.. turning creative ideas into realistic solutions...</span></em><strong><span lang=EN-GB> </span></strong><b><span lang=EN-GB><br></span></b><span lang=EN-GB><br>M. +353878383550<br>E. <a href="mailto:anne.quirke@uturn.ie">anne.quirke@uturn.ie</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The information contained in this e-mail communication and any attached documentation may be privileged or confidential. 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