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From: jamesh@cs.umr.edu
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Subject: another tale from Zortechland...
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Date: 22 Feb 90 01:50:39 GMT
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Many subscribers to this group have been flaming Zortech for their
update policy to version 2.06.  I too have been waiting for my update
to 2.06 since the end of January.  I called once and was told that if
I bought directly from them (which I did), then it should be sent
to me automatically within a week.  I called again two weeks later
to be told that my name had not been put on the mailing list and
that a copy would be mailed to me that afternoon.  I called again
today (21 February) only to be told that they were waiting for a 
shipment from London which they expect at the end of this week.

I am adding my tale of woe and intrigue for two reasons:  one, 
misinformation has been recurring in this newsgroup, and two,
I hope that Zortech can make it.  With more vendors, we can all
perhaps did a better compiler/environment;  Borland and Microsoft
don't deserve all of our business.  We are loosing sight of solid
compiler technology amidst the wave of marketing hype.

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James J. Hartley                 Internet:  jamesh@cs.umr.edu
Department of Computer Science     Bitnet:  jamesh@cs.umr.edu@umrvma.bitnet
University of Missouri -- Rolla      UUCP:  ...!uunet!cs.umr.edu!jamesh