eamonn@well.sf.ca.us (Eamonn Wilmott) (06/02/90)
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richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) (06/07/90)
>FREE three month trial subscription to SUPERCOMPUTING REVIEW. > >The leading magazine on high-performance computing, >SUPERCOMPUTING REVIEW, is offering a three month trial >subscription at no charge (a $36 value). > > [...] Advertisements like this have no place on Usenet. -- Richard Foulk richard@pegasus.com
mtv@milton.acs.washington.edu (David Schanen) (06/07/90)
In article <1990Jun7.031923.4647@pegasus.com> richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) writes: > >>FREE three month trial subscription to SUPERCOMPUTING REVIEW. > >Advertisements like this have no place on Usenet. > >-- Not to mention the fact that I called from the west coast oer a month ago and haven't heard a thing yet... >:^( -Dave -- Internet: mtv@milton.u.washington.edu | "Internet Go, anyone?" -Me Bitnet: MTV@UWAV1 | "It's my theory, it belongs to me!" UUNET: uunet!uw-beaver!u!mtv | -Ann Elk
mike@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) (06/08/90)
In article <3993@milton.acs.washington.edu> mtv@milton.u.washington.edu (David Schanen) writes: > Not to mention the fact that I called from the west coast oer a month ago >and haven't heard a thing yet... You probably didn't meet their "strict audit requirements". Its the latest gimmick. If you don't "meet" them, they send you an invoice for the subscription. I wonder how many people really "meet" these audit requirements? The above comments are not referring to Supercomputer Review, or whatever its called, specifically, just the tactic in general. MD -- -- UUCP: ...!uunet!rayssd!anomaly!mike ------------------------------ -- Internet: mike@anomaly.sbs.com -- "From Sick Minds Come -- -- USnail: Box 17220, Esmond, RI 02917 -- Sick Products...." -- -- 1/401/455/0347 Telebit - 1/401/273/4669 Voice ------------------------------
tommyk@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (Tommy Kelly) (06/08/90)
In article <3993@milton.acs.washington.edu> mtv@milton.u.washington.edu (David Schanen) writes: >In article <1990Jun7.031923.4647@pegasus.com> richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) writes: >> >>>FREE three month trial subscription to SUPERCOMPUTING REVIEW. >> >>Advertisements like this have no place on Usenet. >> >>-- > > Not to mention the fact that I called from the west coast oer a month ago > >and haven't heard a thing yet... That makes me feel better ... I called from Glasgow at about the same time, and I also have received nothing. Maybe this has come from the same people who did the "GET-WELL-CARDS-FOR-SICK-KID" stuff. :-) tk filler (stupid newsreader..) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
rick@hanauma.stanford.edu (Richard Ottolini) (06/08/90)
In article <1710@anomaly.sbs.com> mike@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) writes: >You probably didn't meet their "strict audit requirements". Its the >latest gimmick. If you don't "meet" them, they send you an invoice for >the subscription. I wonder how many people really "meet" these audit >requirements? If you buy the products discussed in a commercial computer journal you usually get a free subscription. Potential suscriber lists are compiled from computer customer lists and convention attendee lists. We buy computer products and receive lots of free journals. Students and PC-level products usually don't qualify.
kassover@minerva.crd.ge.com (David Kassover) (06/09/90)
>In article <1710@anomaly.sbs.com> mike@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) writes: >>You probably didn't meet their "strict audit requirements". Its the >>latest gimmick. If you don't "meet" them, they send you an invoice for >>the subscription. I wonder how many people really "meet" these audit >>requirements? Every so often, I get to fill out another profile sheet for one rag or another. One time in particular, when I *know* my answers were not substantively different from the previous years, I got a letter saying that I did not qualify. Being nettled, I called the phone number in the letter. The gist of the conversation was that the "requirements" for free subscription change every so often, and no they would not tell me what the new requirements were, and I should therefore spend >$300 for an annual subscription. When I asked what was the logic in paying to subscribe to a publication that appears free in just about every other office in my building, and even if not, is available in the very fine technical library not 1000 yards from my desk, I was told, "I'm sorry sir, I have no answer for you. Are you *sure* you don't want it delivered right to *your* desk?" and so on and so forth. I now get two copies, free, of this journal. Makes me popular with the recycling guys... And by the way, I'm still waiting for my charter subscription to Scientific American's "Computer Digest", or whatever it's called, to begin. It's only been 2.6 years or so since I was notified I qualified... -- David Kassover "Proper technique helps protect you against kassover@ra.crd.ge.com sharp weapons and dull judges." kassover@crd.ge.com F. Collins
eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya) (06/09/90)
>>>You probably didn't meet their "strict audit requirements". >>>I wonder how many people really "meet" these audit requirements? I phoned in (I like entering computers just to try and figure out what types they are, but that's not supercomputing) and answered their questions. I also know some of editors, they used to work here. And I've not gotten any but the copies they give out at trade shows. You don't think I threaten them do you? I'm with the government, I'm here to help them. What's this got to do with graphics? --e. nobuo miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov {uunet,mailrus,other gateways}!ames!eugene