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From: bote@csense.uucp (John Boteler)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: SCO's ODT does not work on any 80486?
Message-ID: <1990Sep20.165328.15370@csense.uucp>
Date: 20 Sep 90 16:53:28 GMT
References: <1990Sep18.070431.3008@pegasus.com>
Organization: Common Sense Computing, McLean, VA.
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From article <1990Sep18.070431.3008@pegasus.com>, by richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk):
>>Note, I'm not trying to absolve SCO - they do indeed advertise that
>>ODT "works on" i486 boxes.  To SCO's credit, however, they do indeed
>>check out and publish a list of "supported" systems.  Your company having
>>sold a box to a customer which didn't appear on the list is your problem,
>>not SCO's.
> I think you're assuming way too much.  Is the seller required to quiz
> his customers?
> 
> I'm sure it's not uncommon for a buyer to approach the vendor with a
> list of features.  It doesn't seem unreasonable for the vendor to
> assume that the buyer knows what he wants if he's acting like it.


"Gee, Doc, I came to see you to get a precscription for Coritsone
because my hair is falling out..."

I guess this points out the difference between a system integrator
and a 'seller' quite forcefully.




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