Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

[icssofty@aol.com (ICS Softy)]

>>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.
>
>-- 

Interesting...

I have a Mattel Aquarius (a 65xx based system similar to the old Coleco ADAM)
that also has a built in BASIC from Microsoft that's very close to Applesoft
(including graphics commands)

Larry :)