Re: Apple III question

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Roy wrote:

>Glenn Jones wrote:
>
>> I also have an apple III (+ two profiles) but have yet to fire it up ... I
>> also have some software for it too that I havn't itemized but I do know I
>> have a complete boxed set of Apple Pascal /// for it as well ...
>> 
>> Where should we keep these disk images?
>
>Check out the Apple Pi website.

I've checked them out many times, and they do not offer any
downloadable software.

They don't own the copyrights either, but because they get
what is now a tiny revenue stream from making disk copies
for people, they have not put any of their huge collection
on-line, where it might benefit a much larger number of
people.

They say they are devoted to perserving the Apple /// and
its heritage, but they could do a lot more in that direction
by simply putting the collection on-line.  Therefore, I must
conclude that something is more important to them than
keeping the few surviving Apple ///'s viable and interesting
to people.

Although "small businesses" like Apple Pi complain when
someone marginalizes them by putting software on-line,
it seems like it is simply a case of a newer "business model"
driving out an older one.

"Information wants to be free."

-michael

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