[Info-vax] Use of media with licenses

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
> Of Scott Dorsey via Info-vax
> Sent: 12-Nov-16 1:37 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Use of media with licenses
> 
> abrsvc  <dansabrservices at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >This is simply a manufacturing cost decision.  It is far
easier to
> >include = a manual inside the box for every deliverable, than
to
> insert
> >one in a ship= ment as a separate item.  The potential for
> missing that
> >insertion is great=  and would be a far higher cost than
including
> a manual in each box.
> 
> Well, it depends.  DEC always supplied manuals with everything,
> whether or not anybody needed them.
> 
> On the other hand, IBM never included manuals.  Why give the
> customer a free manual when you can sell it to them?  IBM would
> never pass up any opportunity to bill the customer for
something.
> That form for ordering manuals?  They probably billed you for
> that too.
> --scott
> 

Really showing the grey hairs here, but I also remember a time
when logic print sets were shipped with the big ticket items like
systems, disks and tapes as well. 

It was assumed that Cust Service would need them for
troubleshooting.

:-)


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com