Man-wai Chang wrote: >>> The guy in the phone said they not intended to be bought by hobbyists, >>> but real shops that sells PC hardware. The SB version must be sold with >>> a fully bootable PC. The items listed in the invoice must be a bootable PC. >> Does an old 286 running DOS qualify? > > It's qualified, but you need a real shop to grant you a license, > producing an invoice that list all the parts of a bootable PC and the > OEM Vi$ta/XP. You, as an individual, would not be listened by Micro$oft. > > Do you have time to phone Micro$oft US and get your side of the story? >
AND after getting the XP/Vi$ta, you are supposed to install it to that 286, be you succeed or not. You don't put it in another PC. Honesty, Your Honor! -- @~@ http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.6.23.1 /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) 18:16:01 up 10 days 20:42 ^ ^ 2 users load average: 0.03 0.05 0.07 news://news.3home.net news://news.hkpcug.org news://news.newsgroup.com.hk _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
