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From: keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: net.micro.16k,net.micro.68k
Subject: Re: data books
Message-ID: <1142@tekgvs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 15:05:07 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekgvs.1142
Posted: Mon Jul  1 15:05:07 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 09:38:35 EDT
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Reply-To: keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

In article <214@sdcarl.UUCP> andy@sdcarl.UUCP (Andrew Voelkel) writes:
>I have spent much time here aquiring data books
>which are obviously essential to a designers work.
>	As far as you National folks are concerned, why does it seem
>that there is an ironclad policy of charging for data books?

Well, I've never paid for *ANY* National data books. I just call up
the local rep and say "Hi, this is me at Tektronix and I need..." Works
every time. I've got an entire shelf of data books, and file folders
and notebooks of the loose-leaf stuff. And i'm even on their mailing
list(s) so I get stuff w/o even asking.

>	As far as Motorola is concerned my complaint is different.
>If I make a trip down to my Motorola rep I can pick up books they have,
>which is standard policy...
>There were a number of books I'd never seen before, many I am very
>glad to have.

In this case we have a very local (i.e., within a mile and a half)
Motorola FIELD OFFICE: they have an entire *ROOM* filled with data books,
application notes, etc, etc, etc, etc... If you can get to a field office
instead of a mfg'rs rep you might have better luck.


Keith Ericson at TekLabs

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