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Article #19707Re: GW2000 software upgrades
From: H. Austin Hummel
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:46
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:46
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In article <1993Jan22.210240.5937@VFL.Paramax.COM>, pastor@prc.unisys.com (Jon Pastor) writes: |> I am talking to GW2000's add-ons people (really -- I'm on hold at the moment, |> and listening to Roy Orbison...) about software upgrades. They are apparently |> ready to ship WinFax Pro 3.0 and a new version of Crosstalk, for those of you |> who ordered the TelePath FAX/modem. Since my system is so new, the upgrades |> are *free*! |> |> In general, we are responsible for keeping tabs on upgrades for S/W we got |> through GW2000, so keep your noses in the Computer Mags and maybe even post |> when you notice an upgrade announcement... I know that this is questionable, |> since this is comp.sys.ibm.pc.HARDWARE, but it is software that our HARDWARE |> vendor is supplying -- maybe. Yes, maybe. I just got off the phone, and the |> rep I was talking to said that she'd just been told that GW2000 carries |> upgrades AT THEIR DISCRETION -- i.e., they're under no obligation to do so -- |> and gives free upgrades on the same basis. I'll have to wait 5-6 WEEKS for |> the free WinFax and Crosstalk upgrades (unless I successfully sweet-talked |> the add-on rep), but they will be free. |> |> For S/W that GW2000 chooses not to supply, you contact the vendor, and tell |> them that your S/W is licensed to GW2000, and they should treat you like a |> registered user (i.e., not charge you through the nose). |> |> I think that I saw someone mention CMS tape S/W verion 3.03? The one I got |> was 2.0. Also, I believe that I saw mention of DOS 6.0 due in 1Q93? This is correct, I just received my update to Crosstalk for windows from DCA, The manufacturer. This was the standard upgrade cost for any user of early versions. Just tell the DCA order desk that you are upgrading from version x.x from gateway 2000 and answer any questions.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!The-Star.honeywell.com!umn.edu!noc.msc.net!uc.msc.edu!raistlin!ems!ems.cdc.com!ahummel From: ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: GW2000 software upgrades Message-ID: <31859@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com> Date: 25 Jan 93 13:46:01 GMT References: <1993Jan22.210240.5937@VFL.Paramax.COM> Sender: sys@ems.ems.cdc.com Reply-To: ahummel@ems.cdc.com Organization: Empros Systems International, a division of CDC Lines: 29 Nntp-Posting-Host: otan.ems.cdc.com