On 12/07/2010 13:28, Ariel Rocholl wrote:
> 2010/7/12 Olin Lathrop<olin_piclist@embedinc.com>
>
>>    I used to get the
>> subscription, meaning I'd automatically get updates for a flat yearly fee.
>> They stopped doing that in the late 1990s, and I've been using that last
>> version ever since.  If I remember right, that is version 6.0.  (Cancelling
>> the subscription was a dumb move.
>>
> Not really. Maybe you are talking about a different thing, but<MSDN
> subscrition>  not only exists to this date but it is also the simplest and
> most efficient way to upgrade to VisualC++ and any other MS product for
> development purposes.
>
I had it 1996 to 2004.
If you do a lot of PC stuff (programming, web servers, networks, system 
management, rollouts, installs etc) it's good value.
If my bed collapses all the old MSDN & Technet CDs will hold it up.
Before Broadband it was indefensible not to have it for service packs 
and Technet also
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