cruff@ncar.ucar.edu (Craig Ruff) (05/14/91)
One thing is not clear from the press releases. When you get the personal upgrade kit, is documentation included? Either hard copy or online? Also, why not a personal upgrade CD-ROM kit? It would seem reasonable to save a bunch of floppies... -- Craig Ruff NCAR cruff@ncar.ucar.edu (303) 497-1211 P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307
gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu (05/14/91)
In article <11409@ncar.ucar.edu>, cruff@ncar.ucar.edu (Craig Ruff) writes: >One thing is not clear from the press releases. When you get the >personal upgrade kit, is documentation included? Either hard copy >or online? "SYSTEM 7 PERSONAL UPGRADE KIT Order No. M8220LL/A With your order, you'll receive: - Macintosh System Software Version 7.0 (eight 800k disks) - 'Before You Install' with Compatibility Checker (one disk) - HyperCard (r) version 2.1 (two disks) - Complete setup, learning, and reference documentation - 90 days of toll-free upgrade assistance - Limited warranty statement" quoted from the Macintosh System Software Version 7.0 specification sheet. (copyright 1991 Apple, and all that jazz...) The price for the PUK (Puck? Puke?) was $99 at the local MicroCenter. >Also, why not a personal upgrade CD-ROM kit? It would seem reasonable >to save a bunch of floppies... Not everyone has a CD-ROM drive. In fact, most "personal" users -don't- have one, I would hazard. So Apple probably thought there wouldn't be enough demand to justify designing another "Kit". However, there is the Group Upgrade Kit, which is the PUK, plus a System 7.0 CD-ROM, extra docs, 180 days phone support (as opposed to 90), and a right-to-update license so that you can use the GUK to legally upgrade other people. --- Jim Gaynor - AgVAX System Manager - Academic Computing - Ohio State University VMS:<gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu> UNIX:<gaynor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Disclaimer : All opinions expressed here are mine and only mine. So there! Witty Quote: "Think, think, think, think..." - Winnie-the-Pooh, Taoist Bear.
starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta) (05/15/91)
cruff@ncar.ucar.edu (Craig Ruff) writes: > One thing is not clear from the press releases. When you get the > personal upgrade kit, is documentation included? Either hard copy > or online? Yes, the Personal Upgrade Kit includes printed documentation (several hundred pages to be exact). > Also, why not a personal upgrade CD-ROM kit? It would seem reasonable > to save a bunch of floppies... Because CD-ROM drives aren't that predominant yet. John -- John A. Starta Internet: tosh!starta@asuvax.eas.asu.edu Chief Technologist UUCP: ...ncar!noao!asuvax!tosh!starta Micro Orchard Co. AOL: AFA John; CompuServe: 71520,3556
nerm@Apple.COM (Dean Yu) (05/15/91)
In article <11409@ncar.ucar.edu> cruff@ncar.UCAR.EDU (Craig Ruff) writes: >One thing is not clear from the press releases. When you get the >personal upgrade kit, is documentation included? Either hard copy >or online? > The 7.0 Personal Upgrade Kit is a nice big box about the size of the "Open Me First" box that comes with your Macintosh, and it does indeed come with manuals. -- Dean Yu Blue Meanie, Negative Ethnic Role Model, etc. Apple Computer, Inc. My opinions and so on and so forth...
Jim.Spencer@p510.f22.n282.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Spencer) (05/18/91)
Craig Ruff writes in a message to All CR> One thing is not clear from the press releases. When you get CR> the personal upgrade kit, is documentation included? Either hard CR> copy or online? Documentation (and free phone support) are the primary things you get when you buy the PUK. Otherwise you might as well pick it up free or low cost from a user group or dealer. * Origin: White Mailer Test Point (1.0d6) (1:282/22.510)