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From: dhandly@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Dennis Handly)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP3000/9xx Software Wanted
Message-ID: <48580033@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com>
Date: 8 Jun 91 05:30:45 GMT
References: <1991Jun4.213903.24875@ncsu.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Cal Language Lab
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>/ cocoiii@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu /  2:39 pm  Jun  4, 1991 /
>Right now, we have working versions of both on our HP3000, but if a
>major operating system change occurs, it could stop.
>only have it for the future if something changes in the OS. 

Usually on MPE, OS changes never cause (correct) working programs to fail.

Some customers have programs > 10 years old that continue to work.

(but anything can happen, and does.  :-)