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From: v092mgp5@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Scott K Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Atari ST emulator for the Amiga: Atari's position
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Date: 20 Oct 90 02:21:50 GMT
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In article <5799@harrier.ukc.ac.uk>, dac@ukc.ac.uk (David Clear) writes...
>Atari's position on this matter is correct. Although it may be considered
>flattering for someone to emulate an ST on an Amiga (with all the "mine
>is better than yours" type arguments around), the software copyright position
> - that software is illegal. 
>Dave.

   I may have missed something in this discussion, but what is it about the 
Atari1 emulator that makes it so illegal?  I honestly don't see any difference
between the Atari1 emulator's method of emulation and the method used by the
Transformer for IBM software.  If I am incorrect in this assumption, please
clarify what the difference, otherwise, I fail to see one.


                                           Scott
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