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From: lbr@holos0.UUCP (Len Reed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: WARNING  Microsoft C V5.1 Setup  WARNING
Message-ID: <568@holos0.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 88 22:15:54 GMT
References: <882@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM>
Organization: Holos Software, Atlanta, GA
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in article <882@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM>, del@Data-IO.COM (Erik Lindberg) says:
> 
> Look, I will probably get flamed for this, but what the heck.
> 
>>>[he blew away his Microsoft Installation diskettes by mistake]
> 
> This whole discussion and flaming at Microsoft is ridiculous! Anybody that
> fails to write protect and/or copy their distribution diskettes before
> installation DESERVES WHATEVER HAPPENS TO THEM! ....

I for one don't see why Microsoft distributes software on writable media.
Many of the floppies I've gotten from other sources come on read-only diskettes
that have no write notch.  I presume they are written on special drives that
don't care that the diskettes don't have the notch.  Your comment only makes
sense for a small volume shipper who'd have to put write-protect tabs
on by hand.