From: brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill)
Subject: Unprofessional Letter from IBM.
Originator: brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 23:51:17 GMT


Their handling of the upcoming developer's conference has been unorganized
at best (they've even lost my registration once).  The letter that
came with the confirmation of registration takes the cake though.

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The letter has no date, no letter head, and uses a fixed width "tty" font.
Below I've preserved its spacing and line breaks (i.e. it's their mistakes
not mine).
Also preserved are its numerous capitalization, syntax, and spelling errors.
]

		    CD-ROM for Developers


     IBM also announced that it will offer a beta version of
OS/2 2.x code, beta versions of various IBM OS/2 development
tools and programming technical information on a CD-ROM that 
is being distributed in a pilot program.  An earlier version
of this CD-ROM was tested by a dozen developers and this test
is now being expanded to 4,000 programmers worldwide.  The
successful testing of this program is expected to lead to a
more extensive use of CD-ROM technology for delivering large
quantities of code and technical information to software
developers.

     This CD-ROM will be distributed during September and
October at business shows and industry conferences such as
Software Development '92 and the IBM OS/2 Developer
Conference and Exposition.

     "The CD-ROM format is a fast and economical way to
distribute early code and technical information to
developers," said Soyring.

     There will be a shipping and handling fee for the CD-
ROM.  Installation support will be provided to programmers
via the CompuServe "OS2DEV" forum, section 16

     "DEVLOPERS CD ROM."  The license for the code contained
on the CD-ROM expires December 15,1992.

     The CD-ROM Containes:

     * OS/2 2.X;
       --32-bit graphics engine beta code:

     * Windows 3.1 API support for Win-OS/2*;

     * IBM's Toolkit for OS/2 2.0;

     * A beta version of an enchanced IBM WorkFrame/2;

     * IBM C Set/2 for OS/2 (a beta version of IBM Compiler
       with Virtual Device Driver (VDD) development support)
       and a beta version of a new linker;

     * A profiler for C set/2;

     * MMPM/2 plus Toolkit;

     * LAN Server 3.0 beta code;

     * Network Transport Services/2 (NTS/2) beta code;

     * NetWare Workstation Kit for OS/2 2.0;

[Flipping to back of page.]
     * TCP/IP Version 1.2.1 for OS/2;

     * IBM OS/2 2.0 "Red Books" (documentation);

     * IBM OS/2 2.0 Technical Library (documentation);

     * 26 productivity tools (IBM employee-written software).

     Current CD-ROM drives supported by OS/2 2.0 include all
IBM CD-ROM drives; Toshiba models 3301T, TXM3301 and 3301B;
Sony model CDV541; and NEC's CDR84 when attached to IBM,
Future Domain or Adaptec SCSI controllers.

[It is unsigned. (I don't blame them... I wouldn't want to put my name on it!)]
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They don't tell you how to get the CD-ROM or why you're getting
this note.

They don't say what/who "Soyring" is (though of course I know).

The paragraphs seem like they were cut out of several documents and
pasted together.

Supposedly attendees of the Developer's Conference will get a CD containing
among other things, Borland's Object Vision, but I see no mention of it.
Supposedly this was contained in the fee of the conference... but apparently
I'll need to buy it.

Apparently after December 15, 1992 I cannot use the 26 productivity
tools written by IBM employees.

Hopefully someone at IBM will see fit to pass this note on to "Soyring" --
I'm betting he'll be "real pleased".  I'll be glad to FAX him a copy.

Brian

(Oh... shouldn't they have put in a bunch of TM's and (R)'s?  Especially
for CompuServe... it's not their own.)
-- 
C. Brian Sturgill                I strongly encourage you to read Ross Perot's
University of Utah                             United We Stand
Center for Software Science             How we can take back our country.
brian@cs.utah.edu; CIS: 70363,1373  (It's more important than OS/2 vs NT! :-))