mckenzie@bbn.com (Alex McKenzie) (07/27/90)
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jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore) (07/27/90)
/ comp.protocols.tcp-ip / mckenzie@bbn.com (Alex McKenzie) / Jul 27, 1990 /
> $100 per "active user" copy, to cover the cost of distribution.
This really isn't any of my business, but I can't help but wonder what you
guys use for distribution medium. Sounds like gold-particle magnetic tape
:-)
Jacob
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Jacob Gore Jacob@Gore.Com boulder!gore!jacobhenry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) (07/31/90)
In article <670007@gore.com> jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore) writes: >> $100 per "active user" copy, to cover the cost of distribution. > >This really isn't any of my business, but I can't help but wonder what you >guys use for distribution medium... The cost of distribution is mostly people time, not media cost. Only if you have actually done distribution (I have) do you have any idea how much time and frustration is involved. -- The 486 is to a modern CPU as a Jules | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology Verne reprint is to a modern SF novel. | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry