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From: cur022%cluster@ukc.ac.uk (Bob Eager)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: IBM & OS/2 Educational Discounts???
Message-ID: <21914.27c24e0b@cluster@ukc.ac.uk>
Date: 20 Feb 91 10:23:06 GMT
References: <1991Feb19.044229.24938@athena.mit.edu>
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.
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In article <1991Feb19.044229.24938@athena.mit.edu>, mondomon@athena.mit.edu (Allan S. MacKinnon Jr.) writes:
> Now that IBM is handling more of OS/2 development, where do new PM
> Toolkit packages come from - surely not Microsoft?

IBM have always supplied a PM toolkit. I can't give US prices, but the UK ones
are as follows. I suspect that if you substitute $ for pounds you won't be
far wrong.

      MS PM Toolkit                350
      MS device driver toolkit     350

      IBM Programming Tools and Information    550

The IBM kit contains both of the MS bits, and has a few things the MS kit
doesn't have (so I'm told). It has so far been upgraded FREE - MS want money
for upgrades! I also understand the MS kit might have the odd thing that isn't
in the IBM stuff.

I have the MS PM kit but wanted device driver stuff. After discounts, I'm
getting the IBM kit for a good price not much greater than I would have paid
for the device driver kit. If you want, I'll let you know how I get on.

I was advised by Ray Duncan that you need both the IBM and the MS kits to cover
everything, but that either would do. Given IBM's greater commitment I think
I'll stick with them.
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