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From: nfs1675@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil ( Michael S Figg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Pirates and swapware
Summary: Working copies
Message-ID: <2320@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil>
Date: 12 Jul 90 12:26:51 GMT
References: <2318@corpane.UUCP> <8584@cognos.UUCP> <2524@corpane.UUCP>
Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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In article <2524@corpane.UUCP>, sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
> stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) writes:
> 
> Backup are the ones to be used, not the Original. You make a backup, and
> put away the original for safe keeping. 
> 
> John Sparks         |                                 | D.I.S.K. 24hrs 2400bps. 
I don't think you really mean 'backup' here. A backup as defined by Webster is
"a reserve or substitute". So effectively the original would be the backup and
what you are calling a backup would actually be a working copy.

---Mike,


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