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- From: potts@itl.itd.umich.edu (Paul Potts)
- Subject: Re: Borland 3.1 C++ Upgrade??
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.154131.12708@terminator.cc.umich.edu>
- Sender: news@terminator.cc.umich.edu (Usenet Owner)
- Organization: Instructional Technology Laboratory, University of Michigan
- References: <4142@wet.UUCP> <1992Jul21.144210.28500@dg-rtp.dg.com> <1992Jul23.164652.20137@rtf.bt.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 15:41:31 GMT
- Lines: 29
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- In article <1992Jul23.164652.20137@rtf.bt.co.uk> traub@rtf.bt.co.uk (Michael Traub) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul21.144210.28500@dg-rtp.dg.com> brownp@viper.rtp.dg.com (Peter Brown) writes:
- >>I'm still a bit miffed about not getting the API though,
- >>especially when they include a nice picture of all the manuals showing the 3.1
- >>number on them and a the windows api.
- >
- >This was just a plain rip-off on Borland's part. I rang them and asked
- >where were my API manuals. They said they weren't included in the
- >upgrade. I asked if the windows API manuals were included as part of the
- >full package for BC++ 3.1. They said that they were. I then asked what
- >was the *full* upgrade price that included the manuals. They said you
- >have the full upgrade. I said where are my manuals then? They said for an
- >extra 19 quid they could send me the manuals. I said ok, so the *full*
- >upgrade cost is actually 39.95+19.95? They said: no, the full upgrade is
- >only 39.95. I gave up by then. I must say they train their sales staff in
- >doublespeak particularly well.
-
- They are rather strange. I bought the full C++ and app frameworks package,
- and it came with a coupon for a free set of API docs *or* the Open
- Architecture Handbook. I got the API docs, but they are for Windows 3.0
- I believe.
-
- Maybe they have an upgrade to the documentation available separately? : ]
-
-
- --
- ..though I respect that a lot, I'd be fired if that were my job, after
- killing Jason off and countless screaming argonauts... (They Might Be Giants)
- Paul R. Potts, Software Designer --- potts@itl.itd.umich.edu <--- me!
-