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From: frank@rsoft.bc.ca (Frank I. Reiter)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Backing Up My Xenix Distribution Disks
Keywords: Perplexed ! Hrumpphh !
Message-ID: <73@rsoft.bc.ca>
Date: 3 May 90 17:06:26 GMT
References: <2479@crash.cts.com> <2710@promark.UUCP>
Reply-To: frank@rsoft.bc.ca (Frank I. Reiter)
Organization: Reiter Software Inc., British Columbia
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In article <2710@promark.UUCP> mark@promark.UUCP (Mark J. DeFilippis) writes:
>This is one of the major differences between PCDOS software and the Unix/Xenix
>world.  You are licensed the software in such a way so that if a diskette
>went bad, or you had a fire, or the dog ate them.   you call SCO, and for
>a small media charge they send you a new set of disks.

Not any more.  We misplaced our development disks a short while ago and I
called SCO to see about getting a replacement set.  I was told that as of a
few weeks ago they will no longer replace your media for $50 or whatever it
used to cost.  The best they offered me was to sell me a new package at half
price.

I am becoming more and more dis-illusioned with a company I used to recommend
enthusiastically.  (If this new policy has been revoked I'd sure like to hear
about it.)
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