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Re: ADVOCACY: Re: Last time on this one

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From: Chris Herborth
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 19:45
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In <1993Jan21.230132.13941@bsu-ucs>, 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
> > Normally, you just get [DOS/Windows] 'bundled' with the PC, so I don't think
> > anyone really knows (or cares) that it's a 3rd party product, not part of
> > the OS! The dealers themselves probably don't care about that either!
> 
> I wonder if, when ordering a full blown clone-system from one ofo the
> mail-order giants, they'd alternatively bundle OS/2 instead of Microsoft
> 'junk?'

Most of the will do something like that, or at least drop the price of the
system by the price of DOS/Windoze.

Some will put unix on it for the price of the system software...
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Chris Herborth
cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
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