Re: Apple ][ Disks Transferred - FREE of Charge !-- and Buccaneer Bernie

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Rubywand wrote:

> Henrik Gudat writes ...
> >
> > Phoenyx wrote:
> >
> > > I suspect you got a message from one of the self proclaimed Apple II
> > > watchdogs.
> >
> > You mean these people not involved in mass-distributing current commercial
> > software?
> >
> > - henrik
>
>      Maybe Phoenyx is talking about the guys who 'talk the talk' but balk at the
> walk.
>
>
>      Here are a few snips from your F.E. Systems Bernie support web page at ...
>
> http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie/Documentation/GettingStarted/started.html#c1.2
>
> >>
> 1.2 Obtaining a ROM Dump
>
> Since Bernie is a software-only emulator, it requires a copy of the Apple IIgs ROM.
> We are not allowed to include this code due to the copyrights that prevent us from
> doing so.
> <<
>
> Translation: "Our stuff needs Apple, Inc.'s IIgs ROM code; but, we're too chicken to
> offer it here."
>
> >>
> Consequently, you have to create an image of a Apple IIgs ROM yourself.
> <<
>
> Translation: "It's up to YOU to infringe on Apple, Inc's IIgs ROM copyright."
>
> >>
> Bernie can handle both ROM 1 and ROM 3. You can install either of them, or both at
> the same time. The ROM dump(s) must be located in the same folder as the Bernie
> application.
>
> The ROM dumps must be titled "APPLE2GS.ROM" for ROM 01 or "APPLE2GS.ROM2" for ROM 3.
> <<
>
> Translation: "Here are some tech details on the Apple, Inc. copyrighted stuff you
> need to grom."
>
> >>
> To legally download and use the ROM image, you must own a Apple IIgs computer.
> <<
>
> Say what?! Since when does owning a computer give you the right to rip out
> proprietary ROM code and move it for use on a completely different machine?
>
> Granted, copyright infringement is not, technically, "illegal" in the sense of a
> criminal act. It is, nevertheless, copyright infringement-- something _you_ and
> others have frequently condemned when practiced by archives hosting old,
> out-of-print, commercial software and users who download the software.
>
> >>
> If, for some reason, you are unable to make a ROM dump yourself, you can obtain
> copies from the web: http://www.emulation.net/apple2
> <<
>
> Translation: "Just in case you have never seen a IIgs and have no way to rip out the
> copyrighted ROM code, here's the URL of a low-morality 'pirate site' with the goodies
> you must download in order to use our software."
>
>      Of course, there's lots more of this sort of thing throughout Bernie
> documentation. For example, we can go to ...
>
> http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie/Documentation/Storage/storage.html .
>
> Here we discover some recommendations about using various disk image formats:
>
> >>
> "DiskCopy" : Disk Copy is a popular disk copier from Apple Computer. You can turn
> "real" 3.5" disks into disk images using Disk Copy and directly use the resulting
> disk image with Bernie. Bernie supports DiskCopy 4.2 and DiskCopy 6 images, except
> for DiskCopy 6 compressed images. They will not work.
>
> "Universal Disk Image" (2IMG): There's a new disk image format that will work with
> most regularly updated emulators across all platforms. Bernie can create, read and
> write such images. These images can also contain emulator-specific enhancements and
> user comments, though these features are not yet supported by Bernie. For
> compatibility reason, we recommend you to use this type.
> <<
>
> LOL! "Compatibility"? ... with what??? These guys are all supposed to own IIgs's,
> right? They own the games they are converting, right? Though they do not mind
> possibly cutting out sellers of Mac versions of the software they convert, they
> would, of course, _never_ trade copies with anyone, right?
>
> Or; could "compatibility" refer to all of those wicked Apple II archive sites which
> maintain old IIgs games in .2MG XGS IIgs disk image format?
>
> Rubywand
>
> Almost forgot!
>
> Now that you've been ranted on, here's your shiny new
>
>               ~~*~~ Real Pirate's Badge ~~*~~ !

I really didn't mean to start THIS thread again. It's been so peaceful
lately.

Phoenyx