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- From: cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Chris Herborth)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Message-ID: <H.ea.44T3_CYVyIc@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca>
- Organization: InterZONE Design
- Subject: Re: ADVOCACY: Re: Last time on this one
- References: <H.ea.uJB8Q1V1l5w@yonder.equinox.gen.nz>
- <1993Jan21.113030.4579@email.tuwien.ac.at>
- <1993Jan21.230132.13941@bsu-ucs>
- Reply-To: cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
- X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.04 Rev. Sep 5 1992
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 14:45:06 EST
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- In <1993Jan21.230132.13941@bsu-ucs>, 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
- > > Normally, you just get [DOS/Windows] 'bundled' with the PC, so I don't think
- > > anyone really knows (or cares) that it's a 3rd party product, not part of
- > > the OS! The dealers themselves probably don't care about that either!
- >
- > I wonder if, when ordering a full blown clone-system from one ofo the
- > mail-order giants, they'd alternatively bundle OS/2 instead of Microsoft
- > 'junk?'
-
- Most of the will do something like that, or at least drop the price of the
- system by the price of DOS/Windoze.
-
- Some will put unix on it for the price of the system software...
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- Chris Herborth
- cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
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