jts@siemens.UUCP (Jim Sasaki) (05/04/88)
> (.... Mention of Microsoft's "Academic edition" of Word, $49 ....) > Anyone know of any other companies offering this kind of deal? When I was at Cornell, they had a site license for WriteNow. They charged $3 for the program and $12 for the manual, if you wanted the manual. (I might be a little off on the prices; it's been about a year.) They wanted something that the undergrads could use for term papers. I thought it was a very good choice. Jim Sasaki (jts%siemens.com@princeton.edu) -------------------- Any opinions above are my own, and not those of Siemens RTL, for whom I consult.
olson@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (olson) (05/05/88)
In article <543@siemens.UUCP> jts%siemens.com@princeton.edu (Jim Sasaki) writes: >> (.... Mention of Microsoft's "Academic edition" of Word, $49 ....) >> Anyone know of any other companies offering this kind of deal? > >When I was at Cornell, they had a site license for WriteNow. They charged >$3 for the program and $12 for the manual, if you wanted the manual. (I might >be a little off on the prices; it's been about a year.) They wanted something >that the undergrads could use for term papers. I thought it was a very good >choice. > > Jim Sasaki (jts%siemens.com@princeton.edu) And, if you sent T/Maker $35 you could continue to use WriteNow after you leave Cornell, for a total price of $15+$35 = $50 Opinion: WriteNow is a very nice program. The user interface is (nearly) perfect. It keeps a low profile, but is very capable. (Only problem is a few capabilities are only accesable via cmd/opt/shift) Todd Olson olson@helios.tn.cornell.edu
lee@sdacs.ucsd.EDU (Lee M. Tablewski) (05/06/88)
The Academic Edition also is available through the mail as well. I
received a flyer from Microsoft advising that you can get it
*either* at your participating campus bookstore or direct for
$49.95. Their address:
Microsoft Word Academic Edition
Canyon Business Park, 21919 20th Ave. S.E.
P.O. Box 3011
Bothell, WA 98021 (800) 227-4679
You need their special coupon, 2 pieces of ID (one showing current
association with the school) or a letter on school letterhead. Some
other restrictions also seem to apply (e.g., July 15, 1988 deadline).
According to the flyer "You get [the latest] fully functional software
--- not an abridged version.... with condensed documentation." No
mention is made of whether support is restricted. Also, 10-Packs of
software, with one set of documentation are available for $350 for
"institutionally owned on-campus machines only."
They end with the question "... how often does the cost of higher
education come down?" Well, maybe it comes down when you have
surplus capacity of a soon-to-be-updated product, and you are
facing competition?? :-)
Lee Tablewski
Disclaimer: I have no connections with ANY profit making
organization, much less MS.
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