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From: rick@hanauma.stanford.edu (Richard Ottolini)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO SUPERCOMPUTER REVIEW
Keywords: FREE MAGAZINE SUPERCOMPUTER
Message-ID: <1464@med.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 8 Jun 90 16:51:34 GMT
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In article <1710@anomaly.sbs.com> mike@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) writes:
>You probably didn't meet their "strict audit requirements". Its the
>latest gimmick. If you don't "meet" them, they send you an invoice for
>the subscription. I wonder how many people really "meet" these audit
>requirements? 

If you buy the products discussed in a commercial computer journal you
usually get a free subscription.  Potential suscriber lists are compiled
from computer customer lists and convention attendee lists.  We buy
computer products and receive lots of free journals.  Students and PC-level
products usually don't qualify.