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From: fortinp@bcara13.bnr.ca (Pierre Fortin 1573589)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: On The Phone with Prentice-Hall (grrr)
Summary: But which ISBN number?
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Date: 11 Jan 90 01:45:21 GMT
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In article <5056@ast.cs.vu.nl>, ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes:

> One thing
> that is now obvious is that ordering by ISBN number greatly eliminates
> confusion, since their computer speaks ISBN, even if the folks answering
> the phone don't know a floppy disk from an interrupt controller.
  
This may generally be a safe thing to do, but when the MINIX registration
card for the Atari ST reads:  "___ Copies of MINIX Reference Manual (ISBN
0-13-584400-2" and I get "MINIX for the IBM PC, XT, and AT", I can somewhat 
understand since everything is probably the same.  BUT, when the same card
reads: "___ I would like to receive all MINIX updates for $29.95" and I check 
this off, I would expect that a Prentice-Hall supplied registration card 
would at least be READ by P-H.  What I got was "MINIX 1.3 Upgrade Kit" for 
the IBM PC.  If anyone has succeeded in feeding 5.25" disks into a 3.5" drive
I would like to hear how I should proceed... While you're at it, instructions
on running 808x code on a 68000 would be appreciated...   :)

To date (original package shipped Oct 5th), P-H have only responded by sending
more bills.  :(
  

> Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)

Oh well... I guess it's gotta be ST V1.1 for a while yet...

Pierre Fortin (fortinp@bnr.ca)