usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (09/08/89)
Can some detail the differences between the Academic version of MS Word for the MAC and the retail version. John Mireley
pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Jacoby) (09/09/89)
Retail Word -> Word disks, and ALL manuals Academic Word -> Word disks, all manuals EXCEPT the tutorial/intro guide Of course, they will sell you the intro/tutorial for $25, as I recall. They offer an upgrade program for the Academic version also--$5.50 if you purchased Academic Word on or after 8/1/88; $40.50 if you purchased before 8/1/88. The Academic Upgrade (3.0x -> 4.0) is good until 12/31/90, according to my materials. .-----------------------------------------------------------------------------. | UUCP: {rosevax, crash, orator}!orbit!pnet51!pj | Working with idiots keeps | | ARPA: crash!orbit!pnet51!pj@nosc.mil | my life interesting... | | INET: pj@pnet51.cts.com | | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'
englandr@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Scott Englander) (09/10/89)
As far as i can tell, for new copies, the only difference is that you
don't get a copy of SuperPaint 1.1. You get a registration card to send
into MS like everybody else.
For academic _upgrades_, you don't get a registration card, but you _do_
get SuperPaint 1.1 (upgradable to 2.0 for $50). This means that as far
as MS is concerned, you still own the old version. So, if you want to get
free or cheap upgrades in the future, you have to go through a university.
You can also upgrade directly through MS, but it's more expensive.
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- Scott