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Effective September 20, 1990, support for Microsoft operating
systems and environments has been restructured.
This change allows us to more effectively focus on the needs of our
customers. You can now choose from a wide range of support options,
many of which give you direct access to technical resources within
Microsoft.
For developers, some of the support options include:
- Microsoft OnLine and OnLine Plus
- Windows Software Development Kit (SDK)
- OS/2 Presentation Manager Toolkit
End users also have a wide range of support choices, including:
- Direct system software support from the computer manufacturer and/or
reseller
- Microsoft OnCall for MS-DOS
- Microsoft OnCall for OS/2
- Microsoft Learning DOS
- Users guides and references packaged with system software
- A complete range of Microsoft Press books and reference guides
- Various third-party publications and references
Microsoft operating systems, MS-DOS and OS/2, are sold exclusively
through computer manufacturers. These OEMs (Original Equipment
Manufacturers) are responsible for providing primary end-user
support.
The level of system software support we were able to provide on
CompuServe did not fully meet the needs of our customers. We are no
longer providing operating system support on CompuServe. We welcome
comments and suggestions on all of our products and, while we aren't
able to directly respond to all comments, your feedback will be
forwarded to the appropriate development team within Microsoft.
Today you have a wide range of alternatives which serve your operating
system support needs. The following is a partial list.
Original Equipment Manufacturers: Support numbers for some of the
main original equipment manufacturers are as follows.
Acer Technologies (800) 538-1542
ALR (714) 581-6770
AST Research, Inc. (714) 727-4141
AT&T (800) 922-0354
Austin (800) 752-4171
Compaq Computer Corp. (800) 231-0900*
CompuAdd (PC Source) (800) 999-9901
Dell (800) 624-9896
DTK (818) 333-7573
Epson (800) 922-8911
Everex Systems (415) 498-4411
Gateway 2000 (800) 232-2000
Hewlett-Packard (800) 858-8867
Hyundai (800) 234-3553
IBM (800) 426-3333*
Laser (708) 540-5022
Leading Edge (508) 836-4800
Mitsubishi (800) 344-6352
NCR (800) 262-7782
Northgate (800) 446-5037
Packard-Bell (800) 733-4411**
Phoenix (617) 551-4100
Samsung (408) 434-5479
Tandy (817) 878-6875
Texas Instruments (512) 250-7407
Toshiba (800) 999-4273
Unisys (800) 328-1015
Wyse (408) 435-2770
Zenith Contact your local Zenith dealer
Zeos (800) 423-5891
*For local dealer referral.
**Menu support system.
Microsoft OnCall for MS-DOS: End-user MS-DOS telephone support for
$2/minute. Call 1-900-896- 9000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time.
Microsoft OnCall for OS/2: End-user OS/2 version 1.2, installation,
setup and configuration telephone support for $2/minute. Call
1-900-896-9600 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time.
Microsoft Learning DOS: An interactive tutorial and reference for
MS-DOS. Call 1-800-426-9400 for the location of your nearest
authorized Microsoft dealer.
Microsoft Press: Publishers of a wide range of books and guides on
Microsoft software. Call 1-800- MSPRESS for a free catalog or to
place an order.
Windows Software Development Kit and OS/2 Presentation Manager
Toolkit: Programming tools for developing Windows or OS/2
applications. Call 1-800-426-9400 for the location of the nearest
authorized Microsoft dealer.
Microsoft OnLine and OnLine Plus: High-level technical support for
developers. Call 1-800-443-4672 for sales and pricing information.
Another option for support is other PC users. Microsoft will continue
this forum so that you may share information among yourselves, as
you've done in the past.