From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 23 18:20:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (rwcrmhc53.attbi.com [204.127.198.39]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 276F637B416 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2002 18:20:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from win98800 ([12.232.232.117]) by rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020124022000.PWDQ10199.rwcrmhc53.attbi.com@win98800> for ; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 02:20:00 +0000 Message-ID: <002601c1a47d$a0248620$6600640a@attbi.com> From: "Douglas R. Spindler" To: Subject: Re: A question from a convert from Windows to FreeBSD Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 18:20:00 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0023_01C1A43A.91CEEB80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C1A43A.91CEEB80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To all of you that have offered assistance, thank you very much. It was suggested that I support FreeBSD in the way of buying a copy. I = thought I would oblige. I found the mall home page, but wanted to pick = up a copy today. I found a page saying I could pick up a copy at = CompUSA or Fry's. I visited two Fry's stores today, couldn't find it on the shelf, and = asked 5 different people. They told me after looking in their = computers, "Product has been discontinued". (I took this to mean they = have discontinued the product.) I then visited two CompUSA stores, same story, "product discontinued". I then visited 2 Borders Book stores.... nothing. And a Barnes & Nobel, = again nothing. This is a real bummer as I have an application I wanted to get running = by the weekend. I'm not looking for comments, I'm just letting you know my experience. I have not given up, just been delayed. I do have one question, is there a Users Group in the SF Bay Area/East = Bay? Thanks again for everyone's support. Doug =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C1A43A.91CEEB80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
To all of you that have offered assistance, thank = you very=20 much.
 
It was suggested that I support FreeBSD in the way = of buying a=20 copy.  I thought I would oblige.  I found the mall home page, = but=20 wanted to pick up a copy today.  I found a page saying I could pick = up a=20 copy at CompUSA or Fry's.
 
I visited two Fry's stores today, couldn't find it = on the=20 shelf, and asked 5 different people.  They told me after looking in = their=20 computers, "Product has been discontinued".  (I took this to mean = they have=20 discontinued the product.)
 
I then visited two CompUSA stores, same story, = "product=20 discontinued".
 
I then visited 2 Borders Book stores.... = nothing.  And a=20 Barnes & Nobel, again nothing.
 
This is a real bummer as I have an application I = wanted to get=20 running by the weekend.
 
I'm not looking for comments, I'm just letting you = know my=20 experience.
 
I have not given up, just been delayed.
 
I do have one question, is there a Users Group in = the SF Bay=20 Area/East Bay?
 
Thanks again for everyone's support.
 
Doug
 
 
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