[comp.sys.next] Diagram deal

lacsap@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Pascal Chesnais) (01/22/91)

In article <42318@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, glamb@cis.udel.edu (george lamb) writes:
> I saw this on comp.newprod but it's really more appropriate here...

please post only if you speak for the company...  Lighthouse did the
appropriate thing of posting this to comp.newprod...

> Lighthouse Design's University Reseller Program allows accredited
> academic institutions to distribute Diagram! to students on their own
> media for as little as $10, and to faculty/staff for $75. Have your
> school contact Lighthouse Design, Ltd., for more information.

I asked about this deal, before students can get their copy for $10,
the university must shell out $$ for a site license for all the public
machines.  Site license were quoted to me via email starting at $2000
(1-25 machines)...

ironic considering the line:

> - Priced thousands of dollars below comparable products for other
>   platforms (and for students, it couldn't be cheaper: $10!).

pasc
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