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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Buying UNIX for a clone
Message-ID: <1991Apr30.172955.11199@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 30 Apr 91 17:29:55 GMT
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bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) writes:

>>$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's cheap - both ISC and SCO are well above $1200

>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?

yes - with Dell, but no on the others - which limit you to X number
of calls

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