fulton@cookie.dec.com (Roger Fulton CXN/2 x2891) (10/11/88)
>>Didn't you get the late-great Turbo Technix? > >...not a one. I sent in my registration too, those smarmy bastards! > What is Turbo Technix, and what does one do to get it? Note: I am a registered owner of Turbo Pascal 4.0 (and have been so for several months). - Roger Fulton uucp: ...decwrl!cookie.dec.com!fulton ARPA: fulton@cookie.dec.com
gmcaulif@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Garrett Mcauliffe) (10/12/88)
In article <8810102146.AA08859@decwrl.dec.com> fulton@cookie.dec.com (Roger Fulton CXN/2 x2891) writes: >What is Turbo Technix, and what does one do to get it? > >Note: I am a registered owner of Turbo Pascal 4.0 (and have been so for > several months). Turbo Technix is the journal on Borland products put out by Borland themselves. A year's subscription is supposed to be free for the asking from Borland. When it's not free, it's quite expensive ($10 an issue), but well worth it. They've been around for a year now, and I've found all their issues to be excellent, with both in-depth "wizard" articles, and carefully explained "beginner" articles. Give Borland a call, and I'm sure they'll give you the full scoop (I don't have an issue in front of me at the moment to give you the phone number). Garrett
swarbric@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Frank Swarbrick) (10/12/88)
In article <8810102146.AA08859@decwrl.dec.com> fulton@cookie.dec.com (Roger Fulton CXN/2 x2891) writes: >What is Turbo Technix, and what does one do to get it? > >Note: I am a registered owner of Turbo Pascal 4.0 (and have been so for > several months). It was Borland's programming magazine. Every person who owned a registered Borland programming language was supposed to get it, but obviously a lot of people didn't. It's too late now, though, because the most recent issue is the last one. They've dropped it. Frank Swarbrick (and, yes, the net.cat) University Of Colorado, Boulder swarbric@tramp.Colorado.EDU ....!{ncar|nbires}!boulder!tramp!swarbric "For a hill men would kill--Why? They do not know" --Metallica
laurel@super.ORG (Our Friends Up the Way) (10/12/88)
>What is Turbo Technix, and what does one do to get it?
It was a magazine published by Borland, devoted to its' languages.
However, due to cost cutting moves, it has been terminated.markd@proxftl.UUCP (Mark Davidson) (10/12/88)
The mention of Turbo Technix brings up a question: I had understood that Turbo Technix was no longer being published, as it was a victim of Borland's recent reduction of costs and some employees. They recently got rid of some employees and Turbo Technix' staff of 10 or 15 was part of the 80 or so people that are gone. Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone care? -- In real life: Mark E. Davidson uflorida!novavax!proxftl!markd Proximity Technology Inc., 3511 NE 22nd Ave, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 33308 #define STANDARD_DISCLAIMER <Quote construction site>
gmat@wuibc.UUCP (Gregory Martin Amaya Tormo) (10/19/88)
Those interested in Turbo Technix may want to call 1-800-543-7543. It only took 5 minutes to be helped, and they WERE helpful. A subscription costs $40 a year for 4 issues. David Deitch, Computer Connection dwd0238@wucec3.wustl.bitnet Fido 1:100/22
gmcaulif@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Garrett Mcauliffe) (10/20/88)
Unfortunately, according to Borland, they no longer publish Turbo Technix. Part of their new cost cutting measures. Too bad...they had a good thing going. Garrett
conway@hpdtl.HP.COM (Daniel F. Conway) (10/20/88)
markd@proxftl.UUCP (Mark Davidson) writes:
I had understood that Turbo Technix was no longer being published,
Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone care?
I can't personally confirm it, but the consensus of opinion in several
notesgroups seems to be that it is true. I care, because it was an excellent
publication.
Dan Conway
Hewlett-Packard
Palo Alto, CA
dan_conway@plabs.hp.comswarbric@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Frank Swarbrick) (10/20/88)
In article <309@wuibc.UUCP> dwd0238@wucec3.wustl.edu (David Deitch) writes: > Those interested in Turbo Technix may want to call 1-800-543-7543. >It only took 5 minutes to be helped, and they WERE helpful. A subscription >costs $40 a year for 4 issues. Turbo Technix is not being published anymore, but even if it were it would be $60 because there are 6 issues per year. Well, actually, I don't think they ever expected anyone to pay. The first year was definatly free (if you owned a Borland language), and if they had continued publishing I really doubt they were going to make anyone pay for it. Who would pay $10.00 for a skimpy 160 page magazine? Not me. Frank Swarbrick (and, yes, the net.cat) University Of Colorado, Boulder swarbric@tramp.Colorado.EDU ...!{ncar|nbires}!boulder!tramp!swarbric "...don't believe in Goldman, his type like a curse Instant Karma's gonna get him if I don't get him first" --U2