On 2 Jan 2002, at 9:03, Helen Borrie wrote:

> At 04:05 PM 01-01-02 -0500, Paul Schmidt wrote:
>
> >Actually a good reason to not choose RH is that RH is getting
> >pretty expensive, I just checked prices, RH was CDN$89,
> >Mandrake was CDN$39, the budget was CDN$50, Mandrake won
> >that one...
>
> FYI...I just purchased the Dizzi distribution of RH 7.2 on two CDs for
> $16.00 AUD (about $10 CDN). As I live in a rural area, I buy computer
> junk by mail order. This purchase was from Hotline Books,
> http://www.hotline.com.au . The Hotline operation is amazing: I
> order on-line one day and next day, the article is in my hand, 520 Km
> from their warehouse.
>

I've seen some of those types of CDs they have no documentation
except what is on the CD, and some of the CD's cost a lot more
then the online price, especially US ones, I once ordered a USD10
deal from Caldera, once it was done my Visa card was down CAD
65, USD29 for "customs clearance". In fact these days if I have to
order something from the US I request snail mail (because Canada
Post does the customs clearance for free).

I live in Canada's biggest city Toronto (although quite often city
council acts as if they define the term "village idiot"). So in may
ways it's easier to pop over to the mall and use my debit card, then
it is to surf over to a site and hope it arrives.....

Paul


Paul Schmidt
Tricat Technologies
paul@...
www.tricattechnologies.com