Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:20:03 -0600 From: "Bob Giesen" <BobGiesen@earthlink.net> To: "Douglas R. Spindler" <spindler@dnai.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: A question from a convert from Windows to FreeBSD Message-ID: <004401c1a4f2$fba01da0$0100a8c0@pegasus> References: <002601c1a47d$a0248620$6600640a@attbi.com> <003a01c1a4f2$59f73a60$0100a8c0@pegasus>
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Oh, btw, the site shows the CompUSA SKU to be 288010 nad the Mfg Part # to be 30062. My box shows the bar code to be 781571 763051 and the ISBN as 1-57176-305-8. The ISBN should help if you want to ask a bookstore employee to do a positive search. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Giesen" <BobGiesen@earthlink.net> To: "Douglas R. Spindler" <spindler@dnai.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:15 AM Subject: Re: A question from a convert from Windows to FreeBSD > CompUSA still carries the FreeBSD PowerPak (sic) -- at least for now. > (Listed price is $69.99.) I just bought one in Naperville, Illinois, > yesterday. I found out they had it via a search utility on compusa.com. If > you do a search on a product and get a hit, they have a utility that allows > you to enter a zip code and it will tell you whether it's in stock in any > stores in your area. I entered a Frisco zip (94105) and it showed three > stores that supposedly have it (downtown S.F. ((415) 391-9778), San Bruno > ((650) 244-9980), and San Rafael ((415) 482-9199)) and a couple more that > are out of it (Emeryville & Concord). > Good luck. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Douglas R. Spindler > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:20 PM > Subject: Re: A question from a convert from Windows to FreeBSD > > > 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 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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