Re: A2 Trade/Swap ... site ...

[apple2pd@garp3.icaen.uiowa.edu (ground.ecn AppleII Librarian)]

In article <3964c31d.172825006@news>,
Jeff Blakeney <CUTblakeney@home.com> wrote:

>
>None of the emulators I have seen come with the ROM image (with the
>exception of a really old one called SIMIIE but it apparently didn't
>use Apple's ROM).  The user of the emulator must make an image from a
>machine that they own.  As we have been discussing, it looks like this
>is a legal use of the ROM code.

I know that KEGS includes instructions on how to make ROM image files
from an actual IIGS.  I understand the others include instructions on how
to download ROM image files from the internet.  KEGS is a great emulator,
but usually an emulator like Bernie is recommended by many of the more
vocal copyright defenders.  Is there a dual-standard for legal use of ROM
code?  Personally, I have no problems with either approach.  Especially
because Apple Computer knows about it and does NOT object, which is one of
the requirements for copyright protection/violation.  We can discuss the
merits of either approach to use of ROM images, but it is all wasted use
of internet resources, IMHO.


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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)