bryanc@haddock.ima.isc.com (Bryan Cote) (04/12/89)
So, for all those Microport users - there is a way to make good on what otherwise could be a bad situation. Here it is: INTERACTIVE will provide a 75% credit against the purchase of 386/ix products for each Microport product purchases. Therefore if someone purchased a system from Microport at $500 then INTERACTIVE will give a $375 credit against the purchase of 386/ix!!! and for resellers its discountable....and for how ever many systems you want to upgrade.....and they will honor the remainder of the Microport support contracts for users upgrading to 386/ix. Not bad. Orders can be placed through INTERACTIVE's Distribution group in Hollis, NH at 800-537-5324.
sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne) (04/12/89)
In article <12641@haddock.ima.isc.com> bryanc@haddock.ima.isc.com (Bryan Cote) writes: >So, for all those Microport users - there is a way to make good >on what otherwise could be a bad situation. Here it is: > >INTERACTIVE will provide a 75% credit against the purchase of 386/ix products >for each Microport product purchases. Therefore if someone purchased a system I'm lead to understand that SCO has a similiar program. If you have purchased someone else's 286/386 Unix you can trade it in for SCO at some discounted price. Don't have details but it has been available for at least a year or so. -- Stuart.Lynne@wimsey.bc.ca uunet!van-bc!sl 604-937-7532(voice) 604-939-4768(fax)
wnp@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Wolf Paul) (04/12/89)
In article <12641@haddock.ima.isc.com> bryanc@haddock.ima.isc.com (Bryan Cote) writes: >So, for all those Microport users - there is a way to make good >on what otherwise could be a bad situation. Here it is: > >INTERACTIVE will provide a 75% credit against the purchase of 386/ix products >for each Microport product purchases. Therefore if someone purchased a system >from Microport at $500 then INTERACTIVE will give a $375 credit against the >purchase of 386/ix!!! and for resellers its discountable....and for how ever >many systems you want to upgrade.....and they will honor the remainder of the >Microport support contracts for users upgrading to 386/ix. > >Orders can be placed through INTERACTIVE's Distribution group in Hollis, NH >at 800-537-5324. Could you please post the following info: 1. What constitutes acceptable proof of what one paid for one's Uport products? (i.e. do I need an invoice showing the amount, or do they want the serialized diskettes, and go by the last retail price, or what other way of determining the credit amount?) 2. What are the respective prices of 386/ix components: -- Runtime -- Development System -- Text Preparation System/DWB 3. For some of us who are still stuck with 286 machines, would they consider an upgrade deal to their old 286 system? -- Wolf N. Paul * 3387 Sam Rayburn Run * Carrollton TX 75007 * (214) 306-9101 UUCP: killer!wnp ESL: 62832882 DOMAIN: wnp@killer.dallas.tx.us TLX: 910-380-0585 EES PLANO UD
bill@carpet.WLK.COM (Bill Kennedy) (04/13/89)
In article <2365@van-bc.UUCP> sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne) writes: >In article <12641@haddock.ima.isc.com> bryanc@haddock.ima.isc.com (Bryan Cote) writes: [ Bryan mentions ISC 75% credit of money spent on Microport, Stuart replies ] >I'm lead to understand that SCO has a similiar program. If you have I can confirm Stuart's understanding, I was able to purchase SCO Xenix 386 as an "upgrade" by sending in the Microport build disk, ditto VP/ix by sending in the Merge distribution disk. I thought it was decent of them and if you're not hopelessly System V hidebound (I am), it's a decent product. I don't know if they have extended the offer to the new UNIX Vr3.2, but that would be an even better deal. I'm pretty sure that you have to cut the deal with Santa Cruz, I don't think that their distributors/dealers can do it. -- Bill Kennedy Internet: bill@ssbn.WLK.COM Usenet: {texbell,att,killer,sun!daver,cs.utexas.edu}!ssbn!bill
bryanc@haddock.ima.isc.com (Bryan Cote) (04/14/89)
In my last letter I left out a detail or two about the 75% uport for isc offer.
As far as your old microport system goes, you can still keep it. The only
thing we need in order to credit you 75% of your uport purchase price is
1) Proof you do own uport, we will try to be flexable on this.
Any item that proves you own the product should be acceptable.
2) Proof of purchase price. Your original sales slip or credit card receipt.
This is the most important part. Try to get something that identifies
the product(s) purchased, invoices are great.
For more complete details call 1-800-537-5324. Hope this helps
==Bryandar@belltec.UUCP (Dimitri Rotow) (04/15/89)
Microport users may also trade for Bell's release of System V/386 Release 3.2: 1) Send in your 1-2 user or unlimited users license Microport boot diskette. 2) You get the complete Bell System V/386 Release 3.2 distribution, including Software Platform Set, Software Development Set and eleven volume manual set plus ILS (Installation Level Support) for $595. Reseller discounts apply. SPS includes TLI, STREAMS, and Networking extensions. You get 1-2 user or unlimited number of users depending on your original Microport licensed diskette traded in. Notes: 1) This is limited to Microport '386 trade-ins only. 2) Trade in deal expires July 4, 1989. 3) This is a bundled deal only - no trade ins for software only. 4) Call 800-FOR-UNIX (in CA 415-659-9097) for more info. - Dimitri Rotow