Re: Apple IIGS newbie

[dcross1@nospam.home.com (David Cross)]

In article <19981009122823.01130.00002976@ng137.aol.com>, a2mg@aol.com says...
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>> Who cares?  We're dealing with 10+ year old systems here.
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>First of all, I don't agree with those who are accusing Charles Turley without
>first checking out the facts. Considering that these people are only 
observers,
>and not the developer or owner of the product,  I believe Dr. Tom's reply made
>perfect sense.
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>However, you are wrong that Apple II developers do not have the right to
>protect their work just because the hardware is 10 years old.  New programs 
are
>still being written today, and the author has every right to expect that the
>community will respect their hard work.  Not that we are making a whole lot of
>money - much of it is free or very low-cost. When renegade copies get out
>there,  users should be wary because (A) it may not be the latest version, and
>(B) we may have had other plans for it , which are now spoiled. Everything 
then
>stops.

I think the fellow above was speaking of various games and utilities which are 
extremely old now.

An example would be Beyond Castle Wolfenstein - MUSE doesn't even exist 
anymore.

Another example are games released for the Apple // series years ago such as 
the Bard's Tale etc that simply aren't supported in any meaningful way by the 
company.

Frankly, I would be surprised if any company which has discontinued its' Apple 
// line of software would find it worth the bother to prosecute a piracy case 
involving a 10-year-old computer which is no longer supported by the 
manufacturer (Apple, in this case).