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Subject: Re: MINIX 1.3 upgrade kit now available from P-H
Message-ID: <2259@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 89 19:13:26 GMT
References: <46558@linus.UUCP>
Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI
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in article <46558@linus.UUCP>, jcmorris@mbunix.mitre.org (Joseph C. Morris) says:
> 
> In a recent article AST reported that Prentice-Hall has the MINIX 1.3 
> upgrade kit available.  I ordered the kit today; to save some time here
> is some of the info I came up with:
> 
> When I first ordered THE DISKS a few years ago I found that P-H was living
> down to its reputation of being one of the slowest publishers in the country.
> Several bookstores I checked with said that they would not stock something
> as unusual as THE DISKS because of the problems they had with normal P-H
> products; nobody had a good word to say about P-H delivery schedules. 

I bought the "DISKS" for 1.2 with manual off the shelf. I was in San
Jose for a week and was checking out the COmputer Literacy bookshops and
came across it on the shelf. They only had it packaged with the manual,
but it was great to pay for it and carry it out without waiting for the
shiiping horrors I had heard about P-H.

> It
> will be interesting to see how long it takes to get the update package.

What will be REALLY interesting is I sent in the registration card that
was in the back of the manual for 1.2 and checked the book stating that
I wanted all future MINIX updates for $29.95. I wonder when I'll be
getting the update as a result of the card.

I realize Andy is off the net for a couple of weeks, but does any know
is this $29.95 package a bunch of diffs I'll have to patch into my
system or a whole new set of disks?

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