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Re: PDS7.1

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From: Doug Sewell
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 13:20
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cermak@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Rob Cermak) writes:
: 
: For the standard edition, there was a Student price listed at $49.95.
: Since I have PDS 7.1, I'd like to stay professional but the Professional
: VB for DOS (PVB/DOS) did not have a list price for students...
: 
: 			Is there a student price listing for PVB/DOS?
: 

Well, if *I* were in Microsoft's place, I wouldn't offer one.  If a student
is doing work that needs the features of the professional package, then it's
probably gone beyond standard course-work (which is what I usually see the
student packages oriented towards).  If they're going to play professional
programmer, let them pay for professional programmer's tools.

--
Doug Sewell, Tech Support, Computer Center, Youngstown State University
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