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>Subject:         Russian TS Verrri Cheep?
>  Date:         Sat, 13 Mar 1999 11:39:56 +0100
>  From:         "Gerrit Jacobsen" <jrt@xxxxxxxxxx>
>    To:         omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>> Here's why it's so cheap.   My sister had a Russian Student for a
>> school year.   I offered to give her a copy of some Microsoft
>> software, but she said she didn't need it because in Moscow all
>> Microsoft software was "free". 
>
>When I was in Moscow in 1996 they even had a copy of "Windows 96" - I 
>did not bother to check the content.  They have  extensive fairs 
>were you can get any type of software and music at very reasonable 
>prices. The only way you can guess that they might not be original is 
>by the badly printed paper covers in the CD. I can only guess 
>that the Russian government takes the attitude that they are helpful 
>for the economy since the fair was in a proper exhibition hall and 
>no police was bothering anyone. (A regular Windows 98 costs several 
>times a monthly pensioner's income)
>
>Blatant cheap custom programming advert following:
>
>In case that anyone has demand for very reasonable priced custom 
>programming I can offer programming services. We are using Russian 
>scientific programmers who deliver first class service. Of course you 
>could contact programmers directly however some might prefer not go 
>through the negotiation process and payment difficulties. Furthermore 
>we know who delivers and who doesn't and only choose programmers who 
>are honest and don't engage in selling the custom software to others.
>
>Gerrit Jacobsen

How about having your people do a CTREE editor for the DAT file ? ? ? 
I'll bet you'll sell a bunch to fellow list members.  I'l but one.

donc