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From: mlight@hpiacla.HP.COM (Mike Light )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 1000
Message-ID: <4650005@hpiacla.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Aug 88 16:23:25 GMT
References: <3426@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Organization: Hewlett Packard
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> Someone told me of a rumor that HP was going to continue supporting
> the HP1000 for some years to come.  Has any body else heard this?  If
> so, which models?  (The explanation involved the use of these models
> in some military applications.)  

HP stated some 2-3 years ago that the "HP-1000 will continue to be
supported to the year 2000".  There *are* a number of military customers
(rumor has it the navy) which just love'em, so maybe even beyond 2000?

> David Coster

-- Mike Light.
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