wegrzyn@cdx39.UUCP (03/12/87)
If I hadn't seen the Minix book, and the kernel listing in the back, I would be tempted to say that Minix is another example of vapor technology! When I ordered the book and software in very early January, I was told the ship date of the software was in February. Wondering what happened to the software in February, I called Prentice Hall. At that time I was told the new date was March 16th. Guess what? I just got off the phone with the customer service rep at Prentice-Hall (USA phone (201)767-5054), and was told that "... there is no movement at the warehouse ..." (translation - it isn't there and hasn't come in from the binder!) When I asked when it was going to be available I was told that they didn't know, but that it wouldn't be March 16th! Now, I would say that sounded a lot like some of the high tech companies I have dealt with in the past that pre-announce a product that they haven't even started yet. No flames please - I know the stuff exists, but I must say doing business with Prentice-Hall hurts! What even makes me more angry is that I asked them at the start if it would be available for my class (I teach at Northeastern) and they assured me it would. So much for that. Chuck Wegrzyn, not an employee of Codex or Motorola.