Re: Software Quandary

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <5eb5ar$gvk@freddy.firstnethou.com>,
James Biggar <jbiggar@firstnethou.com> wrote:
>I am fairly new to the Apple 2GS platform and I am puzzled by the
>software availability for the machine. I have read the FAQs and
>didn't find the answer to a question I have. The flap over the
>status of Wordperfect GS is a perfect example of my confusion.

   [Tip: press return every 70 characters, not 79+. Makes it much
easier to quote]

   Maybe I should make this a little bit more clear in the FAQ.  I'm a
GS developer myself. I hate software piracy. I only list Apple II ftp
sites in the FAQ where the maintainers keep a pretty close watch on
uploads and only make legitimately publically available software
downloadable.

   In short, you can feel safe downloading pretty much everything
from apple2.caltech.edu, and as long as you stay away from the
Turleyized 1WSW directories on ground.icsa.uiowa.edu, you'll stay on
the legal and safe side of things.

> Is there a list somewhere of GS software that includes its
> distribution status reguarding if it is freeware, shareware,
> commercial or what?  And what about the number of its latest
> revision?

   Not currently, to my knowledge. There's a fair amount of software
out there, and building a list would take quite some time. Maybe after
I get some more work done on some other FAQs would I consider building
such a list myself.

Nathan Mates
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