[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

Subject: Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
From: Forrest <bctimes@hotmail.com>
Date: 1999/07/03
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Institut von Eichhornchen-studien
References: <lDub3.219$8M.345@wormhole.dimensional.com> <376EE64E.ADCAA94C@texas.net> <VdCb3.296$M46.1857@newsfeed.slurp.net> <37708B21.76B13D6A@texas.net> <377D982C.97F41A4D@sprintmail.com>

"Robert R. Dell" wrote:

>Note: they didn't LICENSE it, they BOUGHT itfrom microsoft and 
>it was made by Microsoft specificly for Apple as a one-time sale
>instead of ongoing license.  Hence the word "Applesoft" BASIC.

Funny how Microsoft could later prevent Apple from doing its
own version of BASIC for the Mac by threatening to pull the
licence for Applesoft.

-- 
My other computer is an Apple II.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: icssofty@aol.com (ICS Softy)
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: "Robert R. Dell" <robertdell@sprintmail.com>

References:
- Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: "bedlam" <bedlam@dimensional.com>
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: "Forrest" <bctimes@hotmail.com>
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: "Robert R. Dell" <robertdell@sprintmail.com>

Prev by Date: Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
Next by Date: DIP switch settings for Apple II High Speed SCSI card?
Previous by thread: Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
Next by thread: Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread