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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:23823 comp.windows.x:45283 comp.os.linux:10201 comp.unix.bsd:5194 comp.os.mach:2157 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:21645 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:31373 Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: furnish@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Geoffrey Furnish) 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 Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Message-ID: <79911@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 16 Sep 92 23:06:15 GMT References: <1992Sep13.212239.13844@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <1hnVwv#B7dZHy=captain@broue.rot.qc.ca> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Followup-To: comp.unix.sysv386 Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX Lines: 21 In article <1hnVwv#B7dZHy=captain@broue.rot.qc.ca> captain@broue.rot.qc.ca (Andrew Webster) writes: >The reason both ATI and TSENG based boards are so popular is no doubt due >in part to good tech support, and information availability. > > Andrew Webster | Captain@broue.rot.qc.ca > | > | Office: Dataradio Inc. > | Tel: +1 514 737 0020 > | Fax: +1 514 737 7883 As a point of reference, allow me to say that the all-time-stupidest-tech-rep I've ever spoken to in my life was employed by ATI. Supported their video cards but didn't know what refresh rate OR resolution were. Kept me on hold long distance (international) for 25 minutes (over $30 of my precious little graduate student salary) only to come back on the line and say he'd have to call me back. But never did. Geoff Furnish