Re: A2 Trade/Swap ... site ...

[bobryan9@my-deja.com]

In article <8k1rpj$e90$1@merope.saaf.se>,
  pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
> In article <8k17qa$dqc$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,  <bobryan9@my-deja.com>
wrote:
>
> > Apple Computer Inc. did not supply you with the ROM code on disk.
>
> Not true!  All Apple II+ ROM code was included on the BASICS disk
> which was included in the Apple Pascal system.  When booting the
> BASICS disk, it checked which language was the ROM language (Integer
> or Applesoft) and then loaded the other language in the Language Card.

I didn't know that.  There's one situation where the ROM code was
supplied, to one of the oldest Apple II's built.  (apple I, Apple II,
Apple II+, right?)

> Then what about using disk images to boot DOS 3.3 ?  Isn't that just
> as illegal, unless you once did buy the original DOS 3.3 disks?

According the the anti-piracy people, this is illegal, you are a pirate
if you do it, you are a criminal if you do it, and you should go to
prison.


>
> And why aren't Apple Computer suing?  As long as they don't, it
> makes no practical difference whether it's legal or not.

True.  Same goes for all the old software too?  Or not?


> So instead of whining here about this, why don't you instead just
report
> it to Apple Computer?  Don't you think that would be a more efficient
> way to stop these criminal activities?  No?
>

It's not my business.  Apple Computer sucks, their OS sucks, and their
new computers suck.

I'm not whining.  I'm trying to point out that there are alot of other
copyright violations that could be put to a stop before all this noise
happens on CSA2.

Bob


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