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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:23721 comp.windows.x:45162 comp.os.linux:10004 comp.unix.bsd:5050 comp.os.mach:2142 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:21540 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:31150 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.windows.x,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.mach,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!wupost!uunet!mcrware!adam From: adam@microware.com (Adam Goldberg) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Message-ID: <1992Sep14.125859.997@microware.com> Keywords: Diamond, free-software Sender: news@microware.com Nntp-Posting-Host: ren Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Des Moines, Iowa References: <1992Sep12.035549.4743@zeos.com> <1992Sep13.142036.26842@nuchat.sccsi.com> <badger.716406960@phylo> <1992Sep13.185117.12224@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <a1xny5p.harp@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 12:58:59 GMT Lines: 23 harp@netcom.com (Gregory O. Harp) writes: >terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes: >> If they aren't willing to open the box to check for documentation, >>what makes you think they're going to take an opened box back when the >>board isn't documented or is defective? >Yeah, but what video card company (or SCSI card company, or sound card >company, or ...) packages technical docs with their product? None >that I've seen... Adaptec, actually. A 1740 I recently bought (the EISA version of the 1540) CAME WITH the technical manual. I was slightly suprised, I figured I would have to acquire the manual separately (but Adaptec will be happy to send you a techincal manual--free, plus it's downloadable). Ooops, I guess this is off the subject, but what the hell. :)'s to Adaptec. -- Adam G. adamg@microware.com, or ...!uunet!mcrware!adamg The above is not to be construed in any way as the official or unofficial statements of Microware, or any Microware employees.