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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:23934 comp.windows.x:45399 comp.os.linux:10461 comp.os.mach:2177 comp.unix.bsd:5373 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.windows.x,comp.os.linux,comp.os.mach,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!wupost!micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu!feoh From: feoh@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Chris Patti) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Message-ID: <1992Sep20.215746.4907@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> Keywords: Diamond, free-software Sender: news@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu Organization: /etc/organization References: <1992Sep6.210159.18607@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> <lalqmgINNa96@needmore.cs.utexas.edu> <1992Sep7.133347.4433@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1992 21:57:46 GMT Lines: 22 Hrrm. With Diamond's lack of openness you'd think that dealers would be edgy and reluctant to take the risk of selling a poorly supported product, wouldn't you? But I'm in the market for a 486 and I've had about HALF the dealers I've talked to try to pawn one of the Diamond cards off on me. (the other half tried to sell me a Trident card.. saying, "**WHY** MUST you have a card with the ET4000 chipset?"). Interestingly enough, when I mention the company's policies to the dealer, they cite the fact that Windows supports it (whoa, major attraction there.. Blech :) and that it's technically superior to anything else on the market (doubtful).. I think perhaps they're for the most part FAR too used to dealing with DOS folks who buckle under to the hard sell.. I s'pose I'll get off the line now so I can continue to price compare :) -Chris Patti feoh@gnu.ai.mit.edu