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Re: HUGE NEWS ABOUT WINDOWS 95 ***

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From: pc... Peter Cox
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 00:00
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In article <3u8oej$p...@hecate.umd.edu>, co...@news.umd.edu (Corey Robert Lucier) says:
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>: Apparently in order to get MSN (microsoft network) up and running, you
>: need to also buy the Microsoft Plus package (add-on?).  Page 3 of the
>: booklet is where you'll find this info.  Which is no doubt another $60
>: or so on top of the $95-100 you'll pay for Win95.  
>W R O N G ! ! !
>===============


I don't know what you mean by "wrong". I know for a fact that to use MSN you
need to buy Microsoft Plus, which is an add-on package for '95 with
various other utils on it. 
It's not a scam, but it's typical MS business....
And I do have a clue in this regard.
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From: pc...@orca.ucd.ie (Peter Cox)
Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS ABOUT WINDOWS 95 ***
Date: 1995/07/17
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