Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom From: Barry@nexthire.demon.co.uk (Barry Pickles) Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk!pipex!demon!nexthire.demon.co.uk!Barry Subject: Re: OEM ? References: Organization: Next Hire Reply-To: Barry@nexthire.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Demon Internet Simple News v1.27 Lines: 33 Date: Sun, 12 Jun 1994 19:11:49 +0000 Message-ID: <771448309snz@nexthire.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk In article wongche@cpsc.ucalgary.ca "Chen Wong" writes: > >Hi, guys > > I always read the word " OEM " on many CD_ROM products, can anyone >tell me what does the " OEM " meaning? > >Thanks a lot ! > > >THE MAN OF TITANIUM. OEM is an acronym for Own Equipment Manufacturer, i.e: the guys who make the hardware. As seen in CDROM lists, it usually means that the software was intended to be bundled and, therefore, does not come with the full packaging that full retail versions do. More often than not, the CD will carry the legend "Not For Resale", but this doesn't seem to bother most people. The supplier will have got these CDs at a knockdown price, hence the reason that they are sold cheaply. The software is just as the full version, only the packaging is cut-down or non-existent. Cheers Barry -- ******************************************* * Internet: Barry@Nexthire.demon.co.uk * * Fidonet : Barry Pickles at 2:252/150 * * Tel: +44 (0)61 436 2095 * * Fax: +44 (0)61 437 2676 * * <<< PEEL HALL TECHNOLOGIES >>> * *******************************************