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From: tsl@umd5.umd.edu (Tom Livingston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Shareware Mac
Summary: This is _not_ a discussion group for pirates!
Keywords: ALADIN SPECTRE APPLE MAC ROMS 128K
Message-ID: <5677@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: 24 Nov 89 21:35:09 GMT
References: <641@nixpbe.UUCP> <111500070@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> <5676@umd5.umd.edu>
Reply-To: tsl@umd5.umd.edu (Tom Livingston)
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
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In article <5676@umd5.umd.edu> matthews@umd5.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) writes:
>In article <111500070@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> glk01126@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>>
>[stuff deleted]
>>	I think it is a dead item.  Supporting a file containing the
>>	128K roms may be a good idea since I could borrow someone's Spectre
>>	cartridge, read in the roms & store them in a file... Illegal,
>>	but private...
>>
>>	-Spieu!
>
>I hope Apple doesn't see that.  You could/would be in mucho big trouble if they
>did.
>
>I kinda hope that this shareware Mac thing specifically checks for illegal ROMs
>
>Mike

	I almost _do_ hope that apple saw that.  Usenet, and especially
comp.sys.atari.st certainly don't need that type of thing.  If people have a
short enough memory, piracy was a part of what killed the 8bits, and
it has allready threatened the ST's product line (The wp scare, etc.)
The people that used to make the 8bit happy copier (Don't know their name)
pulled some similar shit by creatin a cartrige that was all set to accept
apple ROMS (and, infact, the person at the show booth was quick to explain
how to copy the ROMS onto EPROMS), and was very ready to pass out copies
of Dave Small's Software.  Definately NOT something I'd want to come close
to, let alone support.  I hope you, dear generic student, rethink your
position FAST.

Tom Livingston		University Of Maryland, Network Infrastructure
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