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From: p1@arkham.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Slade)
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Subject: Revised Product Test - - VIREX-PC, version 1.20 (PC)
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Date: 15 May 91 19:42:33 GMT
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cmcdonal@wsmr-emh03.army.mil (Chris McDonald ASQNC-TWS-R-SO) writes:

> part, even though they were under no obligation to do so.  In May 1991 I
> received Version 1.20 directly from Microcom.  This was a surprise since I
> expected to have to pay for any upgrade and because I had not subscribed to
> their annual update service.  A telephone conversation with a Microcom
> represented confirmed that the vendor had chosen to send out the upgrade to a
> registered users free of charge.  I have no idea how long this will continue.

Coincidentally, today an update disk from Microcom fell through the
mail slot for me too.  The date on the postmark is May 8, 1991.

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