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From: bjc@pollux.UUCP (Betty J. Clay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: WB 1.3.2 distribution
Message-ID: <15914@pollux.UUCP>
Date: 8 Sep 89 15:38:06 GMT
References: <8909060608.AA02404@jade.berkeley.edu> <1506@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US>
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In article <1506@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US> swan@jolnet.UUCP (Joel Swan) writes:
>In article <8909060608.AA02404@jade.berkeley.edu> CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET (Jonathan Crone) writes:
>:What about the rather large number of us who DON't Have
>:access to  Bucks, or Compuspend, or Genie or Plunk or whatever
>
>For the life of me, I don't see why you are complaining.  For one, we may
>see dealers eventually giving out updates (this seems as logical if not
>
>BTW- CI$ and PLINK have NO monthly charge or minimum.  It costs only a sign-up
>fee.  After that, one can go get the new WB for a rather decent price only
> - Joel E. Swan


Joel - thank you for expressing my opinion so nicely!  I have been reading
this group from the beginning of the Amiga.  It has seemed to me that the
group jumps on Commodore no matter WHAT they do!  If there are no bug fixes,
there is constant complaint about things not getting fixed.  If they do
get fixed, there is no possible way to please people about the manner of
distribution.  Commodore has really tried hard to please this time (and at
other times as well), and the complaints are still pouring forth.

Perhaps you have a free account on Usenet - many people do not.  I know of
many who pay dearly for access to THIS service.  CompuServe and the others
are not all that expensive in comparison, if you have to pay for Usenet.

As for that signup fee, even that is not hard to get around.  I know that
CompuServe, in particular, is always putting free introductory packs in
magazines, all kinds of products, etc.  With one of those packs, you do
not have to pay a sign-up fee at all, and you get $15 worth of free online
time.  I think it was PC magazine that had them only a few weeks ago, and
most modems include them in the package.  Look around.  You'll probably find
one - and that free $15 will be far more than enough to download the update.
You will find it in AmigaTech Forum, Library 15.

Betty

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