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In a msg of , Frank Sexton writes to Steve Mccrystal:
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Frank,
 SM>> Be advised that SIO 2.0 is a *new* program!
 SM>> If anyone is interested, I'll post the text that
 SM>> pertains to this from the beta readme file.
 FS> I'd love to see it.
Here you go!
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     Version 2 of SIO has major design and philosophical changes differing
     from any previous OS/2 serial drivers.  SEE DESIGN.TXT
     There is no install program.  You will have to install/remove the
     drivers manually.  See INSTALL.TXT
     Please do not send messages asking for release dates, pricing, etc. I
     have made few decisions about these things, and answering all the
     messages cuts into my development time.
     Registered SIO version 1 users, with serial numbers whose last five
     digits are 25400 or above, will receive free upgrades to SIO version
     2.
     As I mentioned above, the price of SIO version 2 is not yet set, but
     the price will be MORE than the minimum $25.00 price of the version 1
     drivers.  Therefore, one can save money by registering, or re-
     registering SIO Version 1 now, and using the free upgrade to obtain a
     registered SIO Version 2.  Due to hackers of the SIO version 1 code,
     my cash flow from version 1 is very little.  You can help by pre-
     registering version 2.  You can register version 1 (amounting to a
     pre-registering of version 2) at www.gwinn.com.  See ORDER.TXT in the
     SIO version 1 distribution zip for information on ways to register
     other than www.gwinn.com.  POSTAL MONEY ORDERS work very well for
     payment by foreign purchasers.
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FWIW, since my SIO s/n has 3 significant digits, and I feel I have long since 
gotten my money's worth from it, I registered another copy after I read the 
above.
Since you left an email address, I'll *try to* fire the whole package off to 
you.  It is an open beta, and you might like to look at it.  OTOH, if you run 
a mailer, you might want to switch back to 1.60d in a hurry - at least with 
this release. :^)
-[Steve]-
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