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- From: kanefsky@src.honeywell.com (Steve Kanefsky)
- Subject: Re: MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.153535.29700@src.honeywell.com>
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- References: <ewright.714687708@convex.convex.com> <9223 <92240.120751ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 15:35:35 GMT
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- In article <92240.120751ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET> ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET writes:
- >In article <ewright.714845483@convex.convex.com>, ewright@convex.com (Edward V.
- >Wright) says:
- >>
- >>affix smiley faces to *all* your arguments. And I'm still waiting for
- >>you to tell me where you got ATM and OS/2 for free.
- >
- >Let`s see: where do I get MacOS for free? At the Mac dealer, if I buy a Mac.
- >So where do I probably get OS/2 for free? At the IMB dealer, if I buy a PS/2.
- >Or from Dell (as far as I have heard) if I buy a Dell machine.
- >If I don`t buy a machine I get nothing for free. Apple charges me DM149 = $100
- >for System 7 and IBM DM212 = $141 for OS/2.
-
- If you have ftp access, try ftp-ing to ftp.apple.com and look in the
- /dts/mac/sys.soft directory. If you have a CompuServe account, try looking
- there. You'll find all the latest system software, as well as some older
- versions. You only need to pay for the upgrade if you want *printed* manuals.
-
- Where can you ftp OS/2 from?
-
- Even with free upgrades, I still consider the ability to download the latest
- system software directly from the horse's mouth (so to speak) a significant
- advantage.
-
- >>No, what Apple is really charging you for is (overpriced) documentation
- >>and technical support. If all you want is System 7, you can get that
- >>free.
- >See above. A device or program w/o documentation is no device or program.
- >It`s simply nonexistent for any practical purpose. If I depend on it
- >which is surely true in case of an OS I need doumentation i.e. pay cash.
-
- System 7 is so easy to use you don't really need any documentation. But there
- is plenty of *on-site* documentation which comes for free.
-
- --
- Steve Kanefsky
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