mph@lion.inmos.co.uk (Mike Harrison) (05/04/90)
In article <11642@june.cs.washington.edu> pattis@cs.washington.edu (Richard Pattis) writes: >> Following reccomendations on the net, I wrote to Meridian Systems to order >> Ada Student, which costs $50 in the USA. >>... >> I received a letter from the UK agents for Meridian Software Systems, a >> company named N.A Software Ltd. It stated that 'Whatever the price of Ada >> Student was in the States bears no relation to the price in the UK. The end >> user price here is 75 pounds sterling plus VAT (15%).' > > >I saw in the last edition of Computer Language that Programmer's Paradise >sells this package (list $50) for $45. I don't know anything about this >company (which took out a 2 page color advertisement) except they have an >international number: (201) 389-9228. Their fax number is (201) 389-9227. >In the US, their toll free number is 1-800-445-7899. > >If anyone tries this company, I'd be interested in hearing the results. About two years ago I wanted to buy Fastback+, which was not (yet) obtainable in the UK, but was advertised by Programmer's Paradise. I called them, and (at the then current exchange rate) their price for Fastback+, including air frieght, was cheaper than the obsolete version of Fastback from UK dealers! I gave them my credit card number, and the software arrrived about 4 days later (buying software previously from UK dealers it had taken much longer to arrive). I would suggest that you give PP a call, it may be much cheaper and quicker. Mike, Michael P. Harrison - Software Group - Inmos Ltd. UK. ----------------------------------------------------------- UK : mph@inmos.co.uk with STANDARD_DISCLAIMERS; US : mph@inmos.com use STANDARD_DISCLAIMERS;