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Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive
- Subject: Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive
- From: Sandra Warnken <warnken@mother.com>
- Date: 2000/09/21
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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- References: <8q6dgs$tng$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7izx5.5013$m8.924731@news1.telusplanet.net> <8q6n29$8ku$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <87Mx5.5268$m8.1070605@news1.telusplanet.net> <8q9p9k$rjq$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <39C8D846.7D0BAD4E@inetnebr.com> <39C9A2CC.82CB12B3@dcnet2000.com>
Check with Joe Kohn. He bought the rights to a lot of software. Big Red
had quite a collection.
Sandy
On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Phoenyx wrote:
> > I suspect that current Apple II users combined probably have nearly all
> > the commercial software ever released. Of the estimated 20,000 Apple II
> > programs, how many were PD/SW/FW from the very beginning, and how many
> > of those are still around? I think, if we had data, we'd find that the
> > real loss is there, and not in the formerly commercial software.
>
> That's a very valid point. I remember ads which boasted thousands of PD
> or freeware programs from several different distributors. In all my web
> searching, I have seen very little of this software available.
>
> --
>
> Thank you for your time and interest. I hope it was helpful
> or at least interesting.
>
> Phoenyx,
>
> Apple2 user since March 1984
>
> Links to Phoenyx's pages:
> preferred..... http://zip.to/Phoenyx_A2
> alternate..... http://www.tinyangeldesigns.com/Apple2
>
>