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Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive
- Subject: Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive
- From: Phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com>
- Date: 2000/09/21
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Verio
- References: <8q6dgs$tng$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7izx5.5013$m8.924731@news1.telusplanet.net> <8q6n29$8ku$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <87Mx5.5268$m8.1070605@news1.telusplanet.net> <8q9p9k$rjq$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <39C8D846.7D0BAD4E@inetnebr.com>
> I suspect that current Apple II users combined probably have nearly all
> the commercial software ever released. Of the estimated 20,000 Apple II
> programs, how many were PD/SW/FW from the very beginning, and how many
> of those are still around? I think, if we had data, we'd find that the
> real loss is there, and not in the formerly commercial software.
That's a very valid point. I remember ads which boasted thousands of PD
or freeware programs from several different distributors. In all my web
searching, I have seen very little of this software available.
--
Thank you for your time and interest. I hope it was helpful
or at least interesting.
Phoenyx,
Apple2 user since March 1984
Links to Phoenyx's pages:
preferred..... http://zip.to/Phoenyx_A2
alternate..... http://www.tinyangeldesigns.com/Apple2