KR> i go for anybody who will be around for more than a month, i install
KR> all my own stuff, and if it lasts 4 weeks, it will probably last for
KR> ever. i mostly buy from a chinese couple out the back of chatswood
KR> who's house is packed with pc stuff, i don't know how they live there,
KR> theres even a fax machine on the draining board. the rest of the stuff
KR> i get from another chinese who brings stuff direct from hong kong.

RS> Found anyone flogging direct copys of CDROMs ?

KR> no, but i hear that there are people around sydney selling such things.

Yeah, apparently the market type situation has them
tho they are a bit careful about what is on display.

KR> they are usually burnt to order on cd-r equipment. i haven't seen any
KR> "commercial" attempts at such forgery, all the chinese disks that i
KR> have seen have been anthologies, some with $20k odd worth of software.

OK, wonder why they dont just go the whole hog and copy
the normal distribution CDs of the full commercial stuff.

KR> it looks like now russia is becoming the centre of this activity,

Yeah, main problem with that tho is just getting mail order type addresses etc.

KR> with even the merchants of the imfamous golden
KR> arcade in hong kong getting very cagey.

Dunno, havent had anyone try that lately, last few months etc.
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