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Re: Why you should get everything in writing (long)

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From: Steve.Withers
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:47
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In article <1993Jan7.220154.446@fcom.cc.utah.edu> brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill) writes:
> 
> I think you misunderstand Bob's problem.  All he wanted was a sample printer
> driver.  IBM should have had this available well before OS/2 2.0 GA shipped.
> The point is that they didn't, and they still don't.
> I would agree with you comment if Bob had wanted something unusual from
> IBM, but this is standard stuff.

But wasn't the problem that the code in question was not IBM's to give out? 
 
It was MS code. 
 
Or did i miss something........

Steve
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