Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Forrest wrote:

> "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.

Microsoft also had control of any changes to Applesoft. Part of the
reason Applesoft changed very little during the life of the II series.

Phoenyx