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- From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
- Subject: Re: Is Documentation Standard w/ New Systems????
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.031913.6806@cis.uab.edu>
- Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
- References: <1992Dec16.170933.11289@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:19:13 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec16.170933.11289@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> gap5u@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Gregory Perron) writes:
- >I'm looking into buying a notebook/laptop computer. One of the
- >dealers (who contacted me through the net) is offering a Jetta Jetbook
- >notebook at very competitive prices, especially when the software he's
- >bundling is included. However, documentation/manuals are not included
- >for the most part.
- >
- >I'm looking at a 386SXL/25 or 386DX/33. The DX also comes with
- >internal modem/sendfax. Software includes: DOS 5.0, Windows 3.1,
- >communication software of choice (w/ DX), Quattro Pro, and
- >wordprocessor of choice (Wordperfect, which I use, was one of the
- >choices). However, of these, Quattro Pro was the only one that would
- >come with user manuals. Software installation is "custom done" by
- >dealer. I haven't nailed down details, but it's possible I'll get
- >software loaded on the machine, but no original disks/documentation.
- >Does this sound normal? I'm suspicious that this is quasilegal at
- >best. Anyone else heard of this?
- >
-
- I would report 'em to microsoft. Let them determine if it is a legit
- deal. Microsoft won't sell a copy of dos 5.0 without a manual, same
- for windows. Something is rotten.....
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