ARRITT@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (What a waste it is to lose one's mind.) (01/07/90)
I've bought two computers in the past 6 months or so which were supposed
to come with Windows (286 in one instance, 386 in the other). In both
cases I was shorted for Windows. This was a very minor annoyance for the
286 machine, but was infuriating in the case of the 386 -- the whole
reason I bought a 286 was to do multitasking!
From talking to friends and reading various newsgroups, it seems this
is fairly common. Has this happened to you? Is there a good reason
for this (i.e., is Microsoft getting behind) or are the computer vendors
just trying to save a few bucks? What are your experiences/opinions?
P.S. the 286 was a Zenith and the 386 was from Club Technologies
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Ray Arritt |
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy |
Univ. of Kansas |
Lawrence, KS 66045 |
arritt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu |
arritt@ukanvax.bitnet |
ARRITT@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (What a waste it is to lose one's mind.) (01/07/90)
In article <20858@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, ARRITT@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (What a waste it is to lose one's mind.) writes: > This was a very minor annoyance for the > 286 machine, but .was infuriating in the case of the 386 -- the whole > reason I bought a 286 was to do multitasking! mea culpa -- "the whole reason I bought a *386* was to do multitasking" Sorry for any confusion. ________________________________________________________________________ Ray Arritt | Dept. of Physics and Astronomy | Univ. of Kansas | Lawrence, KS 66045 | arritt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu | arritt@ukanvax.bitnet |