Re: PC Tools 8.0-No Windows apps!

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From: Paul MacFarlane
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 03:20

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joe@morton.rain.com (Joe Moss) writes:
> pmacfar@eis.calstate.edu (Paul MacFarlane) writes:
> >rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard M. Warner) writes:
> *HOWEVER* on the *back* of the order form across from the "No Postage
> Necessary if ...." stuff it states:
> 
> 		Special Note: Version 8 is designed
> 		      for DOS environments.
> 	     Version 8 was designed to be a DOS only
> 	product.  Please note that Windows applications
> 	contained in Version 7 have not been updated to
> 	Version 8.  To be kept up-to-date on our future
> 	Windows products, please check the Windows
> 	information box on the order form.
Yes, I did find it back there. Perhaps if I had actually ordered the
product I would have taken a closer look.  Still, without trying to flame
Central Point (or anybody else) I don't think it's completely unreasonable
that someone could have missed it while ordering their update.  Just
another case of communications that could have been more prominent, I guess.

Paul MacFarlane
Danville, California
pmacfar@eis.calstate.edu

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Subject: Re: PC Tools 8.0-No Windows apps!
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