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From: bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser)
Subject: Re: Buying UNIX for a clone
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.213326.17554@unixland.uucp>
Organization: Think_Tank BBS & Public Access Unix
References: <1991Apr28.130239.2062@nstar.rn.com> <1991Apr28.155933.7930@unixland.uucp> <1991Apr28.225907.10568@nstar.rn.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 21:33:26 GMT

In article <1991Apr28.225907.10568@nstar.rn.com> larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
>bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) writes:
>
>>What is the cost of Dell support?  Do they support their OS if it is
>>running on non-Dell hardware?
>
>$500 per year for support -- officially, they only support it
>on Dell hardware (I think) - but many of the problems I've encountered

WoW!!!!  I seriously doubt many people with HOME systems are going to
jump for that one! 

That doesn't sound too bad, though, for companies.  Does the $500 per
year include free patches (as required to fix problems) and unlimited
telephone support?

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