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From: geller@eli.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: IBM's new System 2 Personal Computers
Message-ID: <201@eli.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 11-Apr-87 17:02:30 EST
Article-I.D.: eli.201
Posted: Sat Apr 11 17:02:30 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 12-Apr-87 04:43:17 EST
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Organization: Electric Logic, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Lines: 23
Summary: VENTURA STILL BY XEROX

In article <841@chinet.UUCP>, roper@chinet.UUCP (roper) writes:
> In article <197@eli.UUCP> geller@eli.UUCP (David Geller) writes:
> >Ventura Publisher is distributed solely by Xerox and you can reach
> >them at 800-832-6979, ext. 170B. If you already have the product and
> >need to reach Tech support dial Ventura at 214-436-2616.
> 
> Small correction.  I've seen Ventura Publisher advertised (at large
> discounts) in the classifieds in PC Week.  Also, our office manager found
> a local source (I think Elek-tek, but am not sure) that also offers
> substantial discounts off the Xerox list price.

Close - XEROX still soley distributes the product and markets it. Unless I
am very mistaken - which is possible - everyone buys the product from
XEROX. As a reseller I can buy the product in large quantities and discount
just as others have - you probably saw an ad from a resller or Ventura.
More than likely, however, that distributor purchased the product from
Xerox or another distributor. But it should have all started in one place:
Xerox. That's why the INFO window in Ventura says "XEROX VENTURA
PUBLISHER." There's a diff(1) between distributor and reseller.

David Geller
Electric Logic, Inc.
Washingmachine, D.C.