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From: rhys@cs.uq.oz.au (Rhys Weatherley)
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Subject: Re: Microsoft Australia restricts SDK documentation!
Keywords: Bastards!
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Date: 9 May 91 00:12:38 GMT
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In <1434@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au> troy@plod.cbme.unsw.oz.au (Troy Rollo) writes:

>While Microsoft US allows the documentation to be purchased separately,
>the dickless wonders at Microsoft Australia have decided that *NOBODY*
>in Australia shall be allowed to have the documentation for the SDK
>unless they buy the entire SDK, at A$850 a copy! 

I obtained the "Guide to Programming" and the "Programmer's Reference" from
the Queensland University's book shop!!  These are published by Microsoft
Press, so I suggest you go to your local computer book store before flaming
Microsoft Australia.  MA may be a bit hesitant to sell them directly to you,
but that's no reason why you can't get them elsewhere.

Maybe I've been mislead into believing that these are part of the SDK
documentation!!  If so, then they are darn close enough to be SDK as far
as I'm concerned.  Total cost was a little over A$100 for both books but
well worth it I feel (and much better that A$850).

Rhys.

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