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Article #12980Re: Technical Support, 1-900-555-HELP!
From: John Whitehead
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 1990 15:00
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 1990 15:00
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In article <387@three.MV.COM> cory@three.MV.COM (Cory Kempf) writes:
>And just wait until someone comes up with the scheme of copy protection
>via a tech support password (e.g. call tech support and if you are a
>registered user, we will give you a password good for the next six months)
Lotus already does this: a password is included in the package when you
buy it, is activated the first time you use it, and is good for six
months.
>No Thanks.
Actually, I think that is a fair compromise. For the first six months,
it is completely free (an 800 number); after that it just a normal toll
charge to the phone company (to Boston), though the support is still free.
John Whitehead Internet: jfw@neuro.duke.edu
Department of Neurobiology jfw@well.sf.ca.us
Duke University Medical Center Bitnet: white002@dukemc
Durham, North Carolina
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!emory!mephisto!mcnc!duke!cello!jfw From: jfw@cello.mc.duke.edu (John Whitehead) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Technical Support, 1-900-555-HELP! Message-ID: <20624@duke.cs.duke.edu> Date: 5 Jul 90 15:00:09 GMT References: <9664.268769e4@amherst.bitnet> <384@three.MV.COM> <DAF.90Jun29131357@betty.cs.brown.edu> <9677.268cb7d1@amherst.bitnet> <387@three.MV.COM> Sender: news@duke.cs.duke.edu Reply-To: jfw@neuro.duke.edu (John Whitehead) Organization: Duke University Medical Center -- Durham, NC Lines: 21