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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: SCO Pricing
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.000152.24159@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 17 Jun 91 00:01:52 GMT
References: <1991Jun10.100340.912@rden.gen.nz>
Organization: NSTAR, Indiana's BBS 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
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rden@rden.gen.nz (Robert den Hartog) writes:

>decicded to get the TCP/IP for the same, so we checked the price list;
>SCO TCP/IP $1800.00 (US$900).  But wait, thats only the runtime.

yep - we noticed the same thing

>TCP/IP development, $1200.00 (US$600).  Well we were stuck, so we forked
>out $3000.00, and got 4 disks and 1 binder of manuals.

>Is it normal SCO policy to sell the TCP/IP in two parts for _so_ much?

yep..

Open Desktop is another expensive system - look at the pricing if
one wants to add unlimited users and development...

Heck - Dell's entire SVR4 package includes everything - for 1295.


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