Re: Freeware, shareware, public domain, etc.

[joko@crl.com (Joe Kohn)]

James OReilly (joreilly@dorsai.org) wrote:

: Does anyone know how to find out whether any software, especially that 
: which was originally commercial, is now freeware, shareware, public 
: domain, or in any other non-commercial status.  How can one find that out if 
: the original software publisher is now out of business or out of contact?

Very few commercial software products have been re-released as freeware, 
shareware or public domain. I'm pretty sure that all of the formerly 
commercial software products that are now freeware or shareware or public 
domain have been described in Shareware Solutions II. Off the top of my 
head (it's 7AM and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet so this might not be 
a complete listing), I can think of the following...

For the IIe/IIc:

Mystery House
AppleWriter
Bill Budge's Software - Everything EXCEPT for Pinball Construction Set.
Electric Duet
DB Master
Command.COM

For the IIGS:

Foundation
Symbolix
HyperCard IIGS

Joe Kohn
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