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In article <1992Jul23.164652.20137@rtf.bt.co.uk> traub@rtf.bt.co.uk (Michael Traub) writes:
>In article <1992Jul21.144210.28500@dg-rtp.dg.com> brownp@viper.rtp.dg.com (Peter Brown) writes:
>>I'm still a bit miffed about not getting the API though,
>>especially when they include a nice picture of all the manuals showing the 3.1
>>number on them and a the windows api.
>
>This  was  just  a  plain  rip-off on Borland's part. I rang them and asked
>where  were  my  API  manuals.  They  said  they  weren't  included  in the
>upgrade.  I  asked  if the windows API manuals were included as part of the
>full  package  for  BC++  3.1.  They said that they were. I then asked what
>was  the  *full*  upgrade  price  that  included the manuals. They said you
>have  the  full upgrade. I said where are my manuals then? They said for an
>extra  19  quid  they  could  send me the manuals. I said ok, so the *full*
>upgrade  cost  is  actually 39.95+19.95? They said: no, the full upgrade is
>only  39.95.  I gave up by then. I must say they train their sales staff in
>doublespeak particularly well.

They are rather strange. I bought the full C++ and app frameworks package,
and it came with a coupon for a free set of API docs *or* the Open
Architecture Handbook. I got the API docs, but they are for Windows 3.0
I believe. 

Maybe they have an upgrade to the documentation available separately? : ]


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