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From: derek@philmds.UUCP (derek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: shareware and public domain software
Keywords: pd, shareware, safe?
Message-ID: <1091@philmds.UUCP>
Date: 5 Oct 89 17:25:48 GMT
References: <2038@leah.Albany.Edu>
Reply-To: derek@sundts.UUCP (Derek Carr)
Organization: Philips I&E DTS Eindhoven
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In article <2038@leah.Albany.Edu> ppd491@leah.Albany.Edu (Peter P. Donohue) writes:
 
>     I have been considering purchasing shareware and public domain
>software from one of the software houses, such as those found in ads
>from the "Computer Shopper." 
>  Does anyone have any experience with any of these companies (good or bad)?
>  Do these companies guarantee against viruses? 
>  Are there better/safer/cheaper places to get PD and Shareware?
>  Recommendations?

Many of these programs are available in the SIMTEL20 archives. *lots* has
been said about them in this group, so I won't waste bandwidth. 

Regards, Derek.