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Article #3476Re: Why you should get everything in writing (long)
From: Robert Cain
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:20
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:20
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Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
: 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........
No, that is what was explained to me. I think Brian's point in the second
sentence was that there was little or no reason to anticipate this in usual
circumstances.
Bob
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