Re: GS/OS for xgs emulator?

[irsman@iag.net (Ian Schmidt)]

In article <Pine.SGI.3.91.970308190250.28878C-100000@skule.ecf>,
Walter C Hsueh  <hsuehw@ecf.toronto.edu> wrote:
>Seriously, though, that would be a good idea.  XGS allows you to
>create blank images of arbitrary size (probably up to 32mb).  It
>would be kind of tedious to create a bootable "decked out" image
>of 6.0.1.  I sold my IIGS a year ago, so I in Nathan's eyes, if
>I even download XGS and play around with it, I'm a pirate.

Give me a mother f*cking break.  You are a pirate in the LAW's eyes if
you do such a thing.  Nathan's opinion has no particular bearing on the
matter.  You cannot distribute GS/OS unless you are an Apple dealer or
authorized user group, and then only in the form Apple supplies it in
(disks or .SDKs as the case may be).

Nathan's attitude isn't always the best, especially when it comes to
emulators (which I happen to think are way cool technology), but he does 
happen to be fully legally correct in this instance.  I know intellectual 
property rights haven't been worth much in the Apple II world lately, but
let's try and keep things somewhat under control.  (No, Asimov is not defined
as 'under control' in any way, shape, or form, but let's just skirt that
issue entirely, eh?)

Finally, it's not all that tedious to create a decked out 6.0.1 image.
I did it myself one afternoon with a null modem cable from my (10 years old
and still going!) IIGS.

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