Re: What happened to the Zip chip?!?!

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

ljsilicon@aol.com (LJSILICON) wrote:

>Steve White wrote...
>
>>And of course, piracy kicks the legs out from under whatever market is left.
>
>If there was a market, that would be true. Besides myself, I would be
>interested in how many people bought the last update of SuperConvert 4.0. I
>would guess there were less than 20 copies sold world wide! If there's a leg
to
>kick out, it must be the size of a mosquito leg! 

Scold Nathan for his rudeness if you must, but he's got a point.

I'm sorry, but I just don't buy the "they don't make it so there's no market"
angle.  Commodore 64/128 users' computers have been dead longer than
the A2 and yet they continually get new products like accelerators and
drives...and the products do in fact hold large price tags.  The market is
here and for those still interested in making hardware and software, they
deserve our support.

>How does one buy legitimate software when the past suppliers no longer sell
the
>titles? How does restricting the distribution of new Apple software to
"PAYING"
>Delphi members help to maintain interest in the Apple II platform?

Who cares?  If I want to software, I pay for Delphi, but if I don't I won't.  I
might not AGREE with it, but it is within the authors' rights to do this.

I was not happy when Richard Bennet limited Hierarchic to Delphi, but
so be it.  It is his right.  Is he an asshole for blaming ALL csa2 users
for the sins of some?  I think so, so I won't pay for Delphi.

Let's not drag the ENTIRE A2 line into this debate and trash it because
of disagreements with Nathan and company.

>Enough on the piracy issue! If all piarcy of Apple II software stopped today,
>there would be no significant increase in the amount of software being
>developed. Nor would there be increased interest in the platform. On the
>contrary, the existing base would simply fade away. (All but Nothin, because
>his head would still be inflated with fantasy land gas!)

Try telling that to C64/128 users who are eagerly awaiting the new
GEOS, written by a programmer who is dedicated to the computer. He
gets mad, and he should, when someone pirates his software.  Just
because a computer is not made does not mean we should destroy
all effort to produce for it!

>As was so nicely put, opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one! Well
that's
>my opinion. Don't light any flames too close to it!

My opinion...is based on the C64/128 getting more commercial support
than the A2 line, which I happen to think is better.  Something is wrong
here...