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From: capslock@wet.UUCP (Allen Crider)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Interactive UNIX 2.2
Summary: Why bother--SysV.4 is almost here!
Message-ID: <1242@wet.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 90 02:01:43 GMT
References: <7820@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <40800013@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: capslock@wet.UUCP (Allen Crider)
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco
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In article <40800013@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu> brando@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu writes:
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>As far as the pricing goes, it makes alot of sense for those would-be 
>buyers of Interactive 386, to buy the current version 2.0.2 at the
>current prices, since the upgrade to 2.2 is free....
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Amazing to see Interactive charge such prices for their upgrade. SystemV.4
is overdue now--how are they going to compete when it finally hits the streets?
 I'd advise anyone who can stand the wait to wait for V.4. AT&T charges
lower license fees than for V.3. MAYBE these lower license fees will actually
get passed on to us dummies!