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SURVEY: Need for Academic version of OS/2 Warp 4
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Buck Bohac)
Fri Oct 4 12:27:58 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 4 Oct 1996 08:41:48 GMT
From: bbhohac@indelible-blue.com (Buck Bohac)
Reply-To: academic@indelible-blue.com
Reply-to: academic@indelible-blue.com
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Hi Students, Professors, and other members of the academic community.
We need your help!
IBM has just released OS/2 Warp Version 4, but, at this time they are not
offering a package for academic users. We feel that IBM is missing out on a
great opportunity with the academic community. We have been given an
opportunity to communicate directly with the decision makers within IBM and
present them with a compelling case for offering a special academic package of
OS/2 Warp V4. We would like to enlist your help in this endeavor. If you are
interested in helping IBM to make the right decision please send e-mail to
academic@indelible-blue.com. Time is crucial, so please respond as soon as
possible. By Friday, October 4, 1996 would be great, but we will still accept
comments later.
IBM will be specifically interested in the following:
1) What would you consider a fair academic price for OS/2 Warp V4.
Both the upgrade and the fullpack?
2) What do you think the market opportunity for IBM is within your
school or division?
3) If discount pricing is not appealing to IBM, is there another way to offer
an academic package that would be an incentive for you to purchase.
For example, many of our academic customers use the TCP/IP
x-window system and NFS kit for connecting to other university computers.
Would an academic package that included these kits help you?
4) Any other ideas and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for any help.
Sincerely,
Buck Bohac
Former Professional Student and now President of Indelible Blue, Inc.
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