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February 1996, Week 1

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David Randall <[log in to unmask]>
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David Randall <[log in to unmask]>
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>>We called WRQ and they asked for the serial number of the copy of R1
>>that we were going to upgrade.  We gave it to them and were told that
>>this copy had already been upgraded once, and that AFTER ONE UPGRADE
>>YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE PRODUCT AGAIN (insert a year's supply of
>>exclamation points here) for something like $360, because you can't
>>upgrade an upgrade.
 
It has been my view for many years that WRQ has been milking the HP Users cow,
C'mon guys UKL400 for a terminal emulator! - then another couple of hundred for
a network connection - remember what the software is really used for. Too late
for us and too rich I'm lookin gelsewhere, my development guys use command
language and some of the frills but the rest of our users all they want
something to save having 2 VDU's on the desk.
 
David Randall, Healthcall (UK) +44(1908)691919 Fx +44(1908)235096
EMail - 100126,[log in to unmask] - All opinions are mine and not my employers.

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