From: adam@microware.com (Adam Goldberg) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Date: 14 Sep 1992 12:58:59 GMT
harp@netcom.com (Gregory O. Harp) writes:
>terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes:
>> If they aren't willing to open the box to check for documentation,
>>what makes you think they're going to take an opened box back when the
>>board isn't documented or is defective?
>Yeah, but what video card company (or SCSI card company, or sound card
>company, or ...) packages technical docs with their product? None
>that I've seen...
Adaptec, actually. A 1740 I recently bought (the EISA version of the
1540) CAME WITH the technical manual. I was slightly suprised, I figured
I would have to acquire the manual separately (but Adaptec will be happy
to send you a techincal manual--free, plus it's downloadable). Ooops,
I guess this is off the subject, but what the hell. :)'s to Adaptec.
-- Adam G. adamg@microware.com, or ...!uunet!mcrware!adamg The above is not to be construed in any way as the official or unofficial statements of Microware, or any Microware employees.