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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Beta 2.1 in IBM-BBS
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.233612.24408@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: 1 Jan 93 23:36:12 GMT
- References: <1993Jan1.011337.773@news.columbia.edu>
- Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System)
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
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- In article <1993Jan1.011337.773@news.columbia.edu> fiv2@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Fidel I Villa) writes:
- >Why don't IBM put it also in software.watson.ibm.com like the service
- >package? It would save us a lot of $. Just a suggestion.
-
- OS/2 2.1 beta is a complete, standalone, functional operating system.
- It does not require any previous version in order to operate. It
- contains copyrighted code from IBM, Microsoft, and others. While IBM
- might feel generous, Microsoft may not be as happy about having freely
- available Win-OS/2 3.1. They still charge for their version of
- Windows, after all.
-
- On the other hand, you can obtain it for $15 by calling 800-3-IBM-OS2.
- On CD-ROM, granted. In the U.S., granted. Also, the license
- accompanying this CD-ROM permits you to use the code for a limited
- time, and it permits you to distribute up to 10 copies "within your
- organization." You may interpret the word "organization" broadly, I
- suppose.
-
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