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From: spencer@eris (Randal m. Spencer [RmS])
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: V1.3 Printer Drivers
Message-ID: <7107@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 88 03:11:55 GMT
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Reply-To: spencer@eris.berkeley.edu (Randal m. Spencer [RmS])
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Recently on *comp.sys.amiga* macdonald@dickns.dec.com (Paul MacDonald -- CUP/ML -- DTN 223-3439) wrote:
...I found a file on one of the BBS's the other day containing what is claimed
...to be a V1.3 PRINTER.DEVICE file and several printer drivers. 
...
...The file containing these gems was either on the XXX BBS at 617-555-1212.
...(after normal store hours, say after 9 pm) or the YYY BBS at 305-555-1212
...(24 hrs a day). Not sure which. Both have 2400 baud and are legitimate 
...public domain-only BBS's.
...
COME ON GUYS!  This is not PUBLIC DOMAIN.  What you are talking about is out
and out *PIRACY*.  Let's get this straight.  Someone tried to upload the
same file to my BBS and I deleted the file and the user and posted a big
warning to my other users.

Face it, 1.3 isn't out yet!  And guess what?  There is a *reason* for it,
and the reason is... Cause it's not done yet!  So hold on and wait until
it gets released.  The last thing this world (and Commodore) needs is for
there to be 50 million versions of these printer drivers running around
causing end-users frustration and making them call tech support.  Especially
difficult is people using those 1.3 printer drivers and thinking them the
release versions.  Then they call Commodore and say "I have this bug...",
and the West Chester people pull all this hair out trying to figure what's
wrong, and it turns out the bug was fixed monthes ago.

So please, don't be part of the problem, be part of the solution...

...If someone from Commodore is out there, perhaps they can shed some light on 
...the appearance of this file, and on the EpsonX driver problem.
...
Oh, come on, see the proceeding paragraphs!

...Paul
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