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From: alee@amy1.stanford.edu (Andrew Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Trident drivers for Windows 3.0
Summary: Trident will have a free BBS in a few weeks
Keywords: trident vga drivers windows3
Message-ID: <1990Jul20.205241.24996@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 20 Jul 90 20:52:41 GMT
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Last week, after I found out that Trident wanted $40 for Windows 3.0 drivers
for people who had boards from OEM's, rather than Trident itself, I faxed a
massive flame to them.  (From here to there, my fax modem is cheaper than
snail mail.)  Anyway, they called me back, but they hadn't changed their
policy.  They were going to set up a BBS, but only for people whose boards
were actually made by Trident; it would require the serial no.

I talked to the guy again today, and they're going to make the BBS free to
everyone now, partly because of my comments.  Supposedly, it will be up in
2-3 weeks.  I also found out that their OEM's get the drivers for free.  I
figure that if enough people talk to Trident, they can be convinced to
allow redistribution of the drivers (by anon. FTP, over Usenet, etc.)
Right now, they don't allow it, even though they don't really plan to
enforce it.

If anybody wants to contact Trident, here's their address and phone nos. again:
	Trident Microsystems, Inc.
	321 Soquel Way
	Sunnyvale, CA 94086
	Tel.: (408) 738-3194
	Fax:  (408) 738-0905


	Andrew Lee
	alee@fizzle.stanford.edu	alee@slacvm.bitnet