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From: kpt@icdoc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Priced for the masses?
Message-ID: <411@ivax.doc.ic.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 24-Feb-87 09:00:32 EST
Article-I.D.: ivax.411
Posted: Tue Feb 24 09:00:32 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Feb-87 22:24:44 EST
Organization: Dept. of Computing, Imperial College, London, UK.
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Keywords: minix distribution

I have had my book for a few days now (excellent, easy to read, etc. etc.) and
I decided that I had better ask about the software.

It costs about 80 dollars, I believe, in the States and so I thought that it
should be 65 pounds or so here. NOT SO. Shock Horror! Upon 'phoning Prentice/
Hall I find that the cost here is 98 pounds 38 pence!!!

How do they justify this? Are the cost of tapes/disks that much higher here?
Did the exchange rate go haywire overnight? Am I being mean and stingy?

What is the cost in other countries?

Kevin
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