Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!njin!uupsi!pyro!bell From: bell@pyro.ei.dupont.com (Mike Bell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: How to get Improv... Keywords: improv free copy Message-ID: <1990Dec19.175321.13013@pyro.ei.dupont.com> Date: 19 Dec 90 17:53:21 GMT References: <1033@tokio.cs.utexas.edu> Organization: DuPont Electronic Imaging Lines: 61 In article <1033@tokio.cs.utexas.edu> garnett@cs.utexas.edu (John William Garnett) writes: >In article declan@remus.rutgers.edu (Declan McCullagh/LZ) writes: >> >>HOW DO I GET MY FREE IMPROV? >> >> All distribution of the application will be on floppy disks. >> > >This is great! Talk about abandoning existing customers... > >So, for those 030 cube owners who go the upgrade route (and of course >who do not have a floppy drive), the only way to install Lotus Improv >is to copy it from another machine having an optical or from a machine >on the Ethernet (assuming you are lucky enough to have access to >another cube via a network). Even these methods probably won't work >if Improv uses some kind of CPU serial number copy protection. So, >I guess the message from NeXT to 030 cube owners is: "If you want >a free copy of Improv, go chunk down some cash ($499?) for a floppy >drive." Perhaps I should join the boycotters :-). Unfortunately, >this is probably just the beginning of a trend. > >-- >John Garnett > University of Texas at Austin >garnett@cs.utexas.edu Department of Computer Science > Austin, Texas Yes..I am kind of bummed about this too. A year or so ago, the optical drive was used as a key selling point of the machine. Now I guess that it is seen as a mistake, and I have to go buy a floppy drive if I want to use any new commercial software...including the "free" copy of Mathematica that isn't done yet. NeXT includes a note with the upgrade kit saying that it would be sent out on FLOPPY when it is done. Sigh. Mike Bell -- ******************************************************************************** Mike Bell Internet: bell@opus.wizards.dupont.com Senior Engineer CSNet: BELLMA%ESVAX@dupont.com DuPont CR&D Applelink: D2747 Advanced Computer Technology Group MacBLITZ..... When you feel the need for speed.......... ******************************************************************************** --