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From: roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: 4dos - where can I find it?
Message-ID: <e1ReP1w163w@cybrspc>
Date: 12 Sep 90 23:20:13 GMT
References: <HOLLEN.90Sep11071236@akbar.megatek>
Organization: Villa CyberSpace, Minneapolis, MN
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hollen@megatek (Dion Hollenbeck) writes:

[regarding J.P. Software]
> They have a bulletin board from which you can download the latest
> demo copy (full-featured but with expiration date)

Expiration date? Yikes! Is this the same version found on SIMTEL?

I can understand wanting to boost registration, but an expiring command
processor sounds a bit dangerous to me. (I keep bootable floppies
around, but not everyone thinks ahead)
--
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