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Article #2603Re: DEC software distribution policy
From: Brad Albom
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 1990 02:58
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 1990 02:58
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> I beleive that DEC should supply the most recent software when a complete > system is ordered especially if one of the major components is going to > require a software revision like the TLZ04 (which by the way has a patch > tape included for Ultrix 4.1). Comments? Suggestions? This is really nothing new. There was a time when they first released the MicroPDP-11 series when the RX50 (the only removeable media on the box) was not supported as a boot device nor was distribution available on floppies. You either loaded the system through osmosis or with some very interesting hacking. Oh well. -brad albom Software Engineering Solutions, Inc
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!bardlover.Eng.Sun.COM!brada From: brada@bardlover.Eng.Sun.COM (Brad Albom) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: DEC software distribution policy Message-ID: <4881@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 20 Dec 90 02:58:17 GMT References: <1990Dec19.135709.3689@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <2157@paradigm.com> Sender: news@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM Lines: 13