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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

2507.0. "MS-DOS V5 unlimited license?" by CSOA1::TEATER (Fight the Good Fight) Sun May 23 1993 01:54

    Does Digital have an unlimited license for Microsoft DOS V5 for
    internal use?  I have heard rumors and have searched many notes file
    but can not find any shred of evidence to support this.
    
    I want to upgrade my internal PC but want to do it the right way.
    
    greg_t
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2507.13522 in DECstationCSC32::S_MAUFEthis space for rentSun May 23 1993 03:1715
    
    you say DOS V5, do you mean DOS V6?
    
    I read about this in DECSTATION, can't remember the note number.
    Basically we (Digital) have a royalty-free agreement with Microsoft.
    Any PC used for support Digitals customers(ie printing overhead slides
    NOT) may get the software from the SSB for the $7.50 media cost. No VP
    approval needed. Its not a right to copy agreement, you still need the
    kit, one per pc. It comes with an upgrade to the DOS User Guide.
    
    I must have ordered 100+ kits for the 3 US Customer Support Centers,
    and haven't had a problem. Needed is badge, street address, CC,
    mailstop, statements of use of the PC, quantity, name.
    
    Simon
2507.2Moved to GIADEV::DECSTATION notes fileCSOA1::TEATERFight the Good FightSun May 23 1993 17:5512
    -.1> you say DOS V5, do you mean DOS V6?
    
    Nope, V5 (specifically DEC version) is what I am interested in.  I am
    using 3.3 and need bigger disk partitions than 32mb.
    
    Thanks for the pointer to the DECSTATION notes file.  I would have
    never thought of it when searching through easynotes.lis
    
    I have reposted all of this note/replies there, seems more appropriate.
    
    greg_t
2507.3See note 3666 in DECSTATIONCSOA1::TEATERFight the Good FightSun May 23 1993 18:133
    Continued in GIADEV::DECSTATION note 3666
    
    greg_t
2507.4clarificatioAKOCOA::GAGNONThu May 27 1993 09:1415
    To close off this topic:
    
    There is NO royalty-free agreement for MS-DOS 6.0 Upgrade kits from
    Microsoft.  Support Centers fall under a specific exception in the
    contract where we can provide them MS-DOS 6.0 new hardware kits.
    
    If you want to upgrade a DECpc system from MS-DOS 5.0 to MS-DOS 6.0,
    you need to purchase a retail MS-DOS 6.0 Upgrade kit, either from
    800-SOFTWARE or another Microsoft software distributor (Egghead, etc.)
    
    Please do not order either the MS-DOS 6.0/Windows 3.1 kit, or the
    MS-DOS 6.0 kit which are manufactured in the SSBs.  These kits are for
    new hardware shipments only.
    
    -- Mike