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From: sean@ukma.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mail order blues (and software woes)
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Date: Tue, 7-Apr-87 14:07:08 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  7 14:07:08 1987
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Reply-To: sean@ms.uky.csnet (Sean Casey)
Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY
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I have said this before:  Avoid StarFlite Telemarketing.  They hassled me on
a bulk floppy disk order.  After I quoted postal law to them, the disks that
*they* weren't going to get for a week arrived at my house in three days.

I have had at least one good experience with FutureSoft.  Their prices are
great (even greater for clubs).  They ship 2nd day UPS blue label for free
on orders over $100.  They have a huge selection.  The people there are
knowlegeable about what's in stock, etc.  They even let me back order Jet :-).
My first order was sent by mail on Monday morning from Lexington KY. to
Carmel California.  It arrived the next Thursday.  Not bad.  I have a second
order pending, I'll let you know what comes of it.

BTW - Anyone ever order anything from Inmac, the computer supplies company.
They're so fast it's scary.  I ordered some cable by phone at 3:30pm and
it arrived the next day.

I have had problems with a few copy-protected programs:

Activision Two on Two Basketball:
	Get this -- the disk is copy protected AND it must be write enabled
	to run.  Stupidity runs rampant in the world.  I sent a letter with
	the bad disk that explains my view on copy protection.  BTW - I copied
	the dead disk with Marauder II, and the copy WORKS.

Electronic Arts Deluxe Music Construction Set:
	Disk died.  I sent for an unprotected backup.  Cancelled check made
	it back to me before the disk did.  5 weeks after ordering I finally
	talked to someone that knows what is going on.  They were waiting for
	a newer version that had less bugs before they started shipping.  Well,
	they could have TOLD me.  Anyway, I'm supposed to call them in two
	weeks to check up on things.  Meanwhile, this pile of sheet music on
	my desk and my synth get moldy.

Marauder II:
	The program isn't copy protected, but it makes you type in something
	from the manual when it starts up.  That's OK, except you don't NEED
	the manual to use the program, I can never FIND my manual, AND I'M
	DAMN SICK AND TIRED OF LOOKING UP A STUPID WORD!!!  Perhaps
	QuickNibbleVN.N will remove this annoying behavior :-).

It's my policy now to never run from an original copy of anything.  I strongly
endorse pirating of all copy-protected software.  Perhaps when they realize
that copy protection doesn't stop it, they will change their asinine ways.
People need to be able to make backups.  Especially on an Amiga.

Sean
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