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From: greg@phoenix.princeton.edu (greg Nowak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Praise for Central Pt. PC tools 5.5 and some helpful info
Message-ID: <10867@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 15 Oct 89 20:59:37 GMT
References: <1964@ucrmath.UCR.EDU> <1640024@hpspcoi.HP.COM> <832@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM>
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In article <832@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM>, gary@dvnspc1 (Gary Barrett) writes:
>In article <1640024@hpspcoi.HP.COM>, dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) writes:
>> 
>> My problem with Central Point is they are constantly sending me info
>> about new updates. I no sooner install one version and get
>> comfortable with it than they tell me that for $10 or $20 or ...
>> I can get the latest and greatest. 

>That's been my experience as well, with all their products.  But I'd
>rather that than no news of upgrades at all, as has been the case with
>most companies with whom I register software.  I have to learn about
>upgrades and upgrade offers in PC Magazine!

Speaking of Central Point and PC Magazine, the October issue tells us that
if you have Version 5.1, you can call up the Central Point BBS and get a
FREE update. (or, for the price of the call. ) Evidently you can download
a copy of Version 5.5 which is encrypted with 5.1's file encryption
algorithm... 

...!rutgers!phoenix.princeton.edu!greg

                           Greg Nowak/Phoenix Gang/Princeton NJ 08540