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From: preese@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (Phil Reese)

Date: 16 Feb 88 06:47:23 GMT

>I'm looking for information on inexpensive stacks.  Has anybody looked at stack
>s from BUDGET BYTES P.O. Box 2248 Topeka, KS 66601?  How about EDUCOMP's stacks
>.  Any other sources?

Both of these places are in the business of SELLING disks with PD and
Shareware software on them.  While there is nothing wrong with this there
are other sources for these stacks and programs.  Most of the stack and
PD/Shareware material is first posted to Compuserv or Genie or any of
several other national networks.  Anyone could get an account and download
these materials for the cost of connect/download time (a very considerable
sum for 800k worth of information).

A good alternative is a local User's Group.  There are many of these in
the bigger and not so big cities.  Also around college campuses.  Most
groups have a software library often containing the same programs that are
available from the two sources mentioned.  The costs for these disks are
usually lower than the national sources and you have someone local to call
when the program doesn't work or doesn't do exactly what you want it to
do.

Finally, there are two other alternatives.  There are two large, national
Mac Users Groups, BMUG and BCS.  One on each coast.  These groups often
have the most and newest programs of any group.  Each will sell any of their
PD/Shareware disks for between $3-$4 per disk, usually including shipping
and handling!

I'm on the west coast so I know about BMUG at 415-549-BMUG.  I also know
that they have 25+ disks of stacks in addition to their main library of
75+ disks.  They also have a killer newsletter that comes out twice a year
and is usually 300+ pages in length.



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