Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

["Robert R. Dell" <robertdell@sprintmail.com>]

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.

Well, I have a book published by the Apple // evangelist group at Apple Computer Inc. and it states exactly what I said.  I beleive what Apple tells me in this matter and not what some movie or newsgroup says.