Path: utzoo!yunexus!maccs!innovus
From: innovus@maccs.UUCP (Anova Corp.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: hp9000 ser. 500 hpux
Message-ID: <987@maccs.UUCP>
Date: 10 Feb 88 00:19:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: maccs.987
Posted: Tue Feb  9 19:19:11 1988
Reply-To: innovus@maccs.UUCP (INNOVUS Inc.)
Organization: DCSS, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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HP9000 series 500 (HP-UX) users:

HP has just announced the "discontinuance" of the 500 series, and
that under the standard N year support on hardware, the o/s will be frozen at
HP-UX Rev 5.2 (SYS V release 2).

I can quite understand HP placing emphasis on the 3xx and in particular the
new 8xx systems, but for those 5xx users out there I would pose the following
questions:

	1.) What is the impact of being frozen at 5.2 rather than
            at say the equivalent of U**x(TM?) V release 3 with
            such niceties as shared libraries and streams??

	2.) Will you upgrade to the 8xx series?

	3.) What hardships will this place on you if any?

I am attempting here to generate a response from the user community,
and invite comments from all.  I for one will miss the little beastie.
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