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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

3175.0. "No SW version labels?" by SSDEVO::YESSE (Computing at 6200 ft.) Fri Dec 01 1989 15:32

	I am purchasing commercial software for the first time in over
	a year, and am wondering if my luck is poor, or what..

	I finally got Falcon, but specified V1.1. No Amiga versions have
	package labels specifying 1.0 or 1.1; after tearing open a package
	at one retailer, and another calling the producer (Spectrum 
	Holobyte), we finally determined that packages with S/Ns higher
	than 26000 were V1.1.

	How come no version labels on the outside of the box?

	I'm also ordering Lattice C V5.04.  It came in today (at a local
	retailer's who explicitly ordered V5.04), so I went to
	pick it up...the box says "5.0". Hmmmmmm. We open the box, and
	examine all documentation. The only thing we see specific to version
	number is the user guide, which says "5.00". Hmmmm. Open the disk
	package, insert into the store's A2000... and it's 5.02!

	How come no *updated* version labels on the outside of the box?

	Is this common in the Amiga community? I can see a distributor
	making an ordering mistake, but I can't blame him if the product
	isn't clearly identified in the first place. Hopefully DEC has its
	act together regarding software orders, otherwise I can see why
	customers can get a bit disillusioned...

	P.S. Have to admit, Falcon is one incredible toy!!!

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3175.1 yes but... SALEM::LEIMBERGER Sat Dec 02 1989 02:51 11

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3175.1	yes but...	SALEM::LEIMBERGER		`Sat Dec 02 1989 02:51`	11
	In regards to lattice,don't worry.As soon as you register the product you should get an update.I don't expect a company that issues frequent updates to put the ver extensions on the package.I bought 5.0 and now am up to 5.04 in less than a year.I also recieved the update offer for falcon in the mail.If you had the old one you would get the update with the mission disk for 25.00 .In general I can say almost all my software has been updated since I registered.One would have to think that the cost of printing,etc prohibits changing revs on packages between major releases.If lattice came out with a 6.0 I would expect it to be on the box. bill

    In regards to lattice,don't worry.As soon as you register the product
    you should get an update.I don't expect a company that issues frequent
    updates to put the ver extensions on the package.I bought 5.0 and
    now am up to 5.04 in less than a year.I also recieved the update
    offer for falcon in the mail.If you had the old one you would get
    the update with the mission disk for 25.00 .In general I can say
    almost all my software has been updated since I registered.One would
    have to think that the cost of printing,etc prohibits changing revs
    on packages between major releases.If lattice came out with a 6.0
    I would expect it to be on the box.
    								bill