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- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:09:27 EDT
- Sender: "IBM Higher Education Consortium" <IBM-HESC@PSUORVM.BITNET>
- From: John Bevis <JHB@NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU>
- Subject: Re: IBM BookManager and CD Kits
- In-Reply-To: Message of Thu,
- 27 Aug 1992 16:10:44 GMT from <cooling@CSSMTF.CCS.CSUS.EDU>
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- On Thu, 27 Aug 1992 16:10:44 GMT Mike Cooling said:
- >I would be interested in knowing what chance there is on getting the
- >BookManager Read/DOS for PC/DOS software on the consortium (5601-453). I
- >realize the VM based product is available, but this is expensive in terms of
- >DASD, and if your system is down, it poses a real problem. The ideal
- >solution is to put CD-Roms on a workstation or file server for the entire
- >department.
- >
- >Also, since CDs save IBM enormous amounts of money in printing costs and
- >shipping charges, why not have all documentation (VM, AIX, MVS, etc...) on
- >the HESC. Everyone would benefit.
- >
- >If you think this is possible Fred, what kind of timeline might we be
- >looking at?
- >
- >
- >--
- >____________________________________________________________________________
- >Mike Cooling Internet: cooling@csus.edu
- >Manager, Operating Systems & Network Support
- >California State University, Sacramento
-
- Mike -
-
- I think you should review announcement 292-450 on IBM Online Book
- Collection Kits. As I understand the announcement when you order a
- host product with documentation in a collection kit you can get a copy
- of the CD with that kit for no cost. The CD has copies of both
- Library Read/DOS and Read/2 included (the "Library" versions only
- allow you to read IBM books, but that appears to be what you're
- requesting). Unless I misunderstand this announcement completely, it
- just doesn't make sense to add Read/DOS or Read/2 to the HESC.
-