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- From: mryba@MCS.COM (Michal L. Rybarski)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: AT Surfer Package
- Date: 7 Mar 1996 13:54:51 -0600
- Organization: MCSNet Services
- Message-ID: <4hneub$8u9@Venus.mcs.com>
- References: <DMKGps.8rL@iglou.com> <805.6614T827T974@crl.com> <jdjspfwv9ib.fsf@hyppynaru.cs.hut.fi> <4hkk43$3s0@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> <4hmhi9$4cd@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>
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- George Noel (gnoel@morgan.ucs.mun.ca) wrote:
- : In article <4hkk43$3s0@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>,
- : Byron Montgomerie <bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca> wrote:
- : >Osma Ahvenlampi (Osma.Ahvenlampi@hut.fi) wrote:
- : >: In article <4gqa1r$p1c@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie) writes:
- : >: >The only comments I would make is that I can buy a new 14.4 modem for $70 CDN
- : >: >(without looking around), since the Surf software is mainly shareware the
- : >: >price is all I-Net225, and the a1200 is too expensive for the NA market.
- : >
- : >: Er.. Surfer does not consist of shareware software. True, many of the
- : >: parts of it are also available in some form or another as shareware,
- : >: but in Surfer they are a part of a commercial package.
- : >
- : >: The way I understand your comment is that either you think you must
- : >: register the programs in Surfer regardless of having paid for them as
- : >: a part of the kit already (not true), or that you don't think
- : >
- : >Then how does that work? Who will be supplying the limited free updates?
-
- : What you get is working versions of the software provided but they are
- : "light" editions or "Special Editions" with some options left out from
- : the full blown versions. It was stated where possible, registeration
- : cards will be provided for the user to upgrade to the full blown version
- : for, I think, a special price.
-
- : >Regards,
- : >
- : >BM
-
- : -=*George*=-
-
- In conclusion, this package have been created more for the press and slogans
- than for actual use: You get the light version of the program, presumably
- a little better than a demo available from internet and you still have to
- go in to trouble of sending money to each programmer separately.
-
- Michal
-