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- From: iceman@sequent.com (Ian Evans)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
- Subject: Re: Is Windows NT worth the trouble?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.153253.9302@sequent.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 15:32:53 GMT
- Article-I.D.: sequent.1992Nov18.153253.9302
- References: <1992Nov16.142635.19937@mksol.dseg.ti.com> <1992Nov16.182353.24149@sequent.com> <1992Nov17.211129.58@dmdscs.com>
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- Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
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- In article <1992Nov17.211129.58@dmdscs.com> jrkdmd@dmdscs.com (Joe Krulewicz) writes:
- >>
- >> The beta version that is shipping contains BOTH 3.5" diskettes AND
- >> a CD ROM. There is NO documnentation on the CD ROM. The only docs
- >> that come with it are a system guide and release notes.
- >>
- >> The final version is 'supposed' to have hard copy docs with it.
- >> Of course that can change in a heartbeat :-)
- >>
- >
- >I don't know what copy of the CD rom YOU have ... but MINE has FULL
- >Documention on the CDROM in BOTH WRITE and PS formats. For the 69$
- >you are NOT entitled too the Hardcopy DOCS AT ALL. -- thats an extra
- >$250 or so.
- >
-
- OK, Here's what I found out form MS. Again, this is NOT the final
- answer. I'm sure if 5 people called MS and asked the same question
- we would get 5 more different answers :-)
-
- There are TWO different distributions of the October Beta release:
-
- Developers CD -- with online docs and on CD ROM only.
-
- General Beta Release -- No online docs and avilable on CD
- and floppy.
-
- --
- Ian C. Evans Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
- Senior Systems Administrator 15450 S.W. Koll Parkway
- Architecture & Technology MS=RHE1-895
- iceman@sequent.com Beaverton, OR 97006-6063
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