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From: horstman@mathcs.sjsu.edu (Cay Horstmann)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Charles Petzold book offer from Borland C++
Message-ID: <1991Apr23.040742.7914@mathcs.sjsu.edu>
Date: 23 Apr 91 04:07:42 GMT
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In article <863@saxony.pa.reuter.COM> tar@pa.reuter.COM (Dan Tarnower) writes:
>I called Borland about the Petzold book.  I sent in the card on
>March 12.
>
>They told me that a distribution house named "DPAS" is handling the
>book, and they have nothing to do with it.  They gave me a number
>for DPAS:  (800) 345-2888
>
>I called them, and they said "a programming bug" has held up the
>shipments.  The problem was only corrected this week, and shipping
>has only just started.
>
>They said that if I didn't get my book by next Friday (4/26), then
>I should call them back.  Believe me, I will...
>
I got my Petzold book today, so they seem to be up and running now.
I was surprised too to see the stuff coming in a plain white box out
of Gilroy, CA (the garlic capitol of the world). The package also
included a copy of the help compiler for windows hypertext help. Good show!

Cay