OS/2 + CSD > 40 disks ( was: Ami Pro 3.0b is out...and free!)

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From: Adam Felson
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 1994 17:01

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In article <Cu1xzv.916@eskimo.com>, klevin@eskimo.com (Noah Romer) writes:
|> Tom Sorensen (sorensen@ulca60.residence.gatech.edu) wrote:
|> [snip]
|> : Oh, and for those wondering: It is going to be a full copy again. Not just
|> : patches. The guy I talked to had no idea why they were doing it this way
|> : either. I did not ask if the de-installation procedure was easier this time
|> : around.
|> [snip]
|> They're probably shipping full versions for the same reason that I hate 
|> getting WordPerfect updates. After applying three or four patch type 
|> upgrades, reinstalling the whole thing (something that happens with 
|> great regularity around here) is a major pain.
|> 
|> --

I wish IBM had done the same thing w/ their CSD.  OS/2 now takes over 40 disks
for me to install!  Patches only make sense when the size of the patch is less
than 10% of the original product.

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Subject: OS/2 + CSD > 40 disks ( was: Ami Pro 3.0b is out...and free!)
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