Re: Franklin Ace DOS

[Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>]

Bryan Villados wrote:
> Interesting!!! Here's another curious question... If I remember correctly,
> Integer BASIC was developed in part by Microsoft, 

Woz created Interger BASIC.
AppleSoft has copyrights by both companies.

and Applesoft BASIC was
> developed by Apple.
>
> With that... I've heard dozens of stories about the legal battle between
> Apple and Franklin. I'm wondering why I've never heard of Microsoft chasing
> after Franklin in regards to distributing INTBASIC as part of their release
> of DOS (the DOS Franklin shipped, at least on the original set that came
> with my Franklin Ace 1200, is DOS Version 1.0)?

I believe the problem was that Franklin copied, wholesale, the monitor. 
Perhaps other software as well. I have seen Woz commenting that he was 
basically the designer of the Franklin....

Roy

> --- Bryan
>
> "Willi Kusche" <willi@wilserv.com> wrote in message
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>
> > Hi!
> >
> >    The two "FPBASIC" files are identical.  The Franklin version of
> > "INTBASIC" has '   ACE  ' at offset $2B0D instead of 'APPLE ]['.
> >
> >    The ROMs are different.  I can send a 3264 byte file showing the
> > differences, if anyone is interested.
> >
> >    Comparing the DOS would requiring the use of a sector compare to
> > show the differences.
> >
> > Willi



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