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From: consp03@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Kriston J. Rehberg)
Subject: Re: MAC System 7.0
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1991 18:37:32 GMT

In article <17202@chopin.udel.edu>, don@chopin.udel.edu (Donald R Lloyd)
writes:
|>
|>     What everyone seems to be overlooking in this discussion is that the
|>system 7.0 license agreement specifically forbids running it on an 
|>emulator!  It will be _illegal_ for emulator-makers to promote products as
|>7.0 compatible, and it will be illegal to run it even if they are.
|>This will likely cause problems for not just ReadySoft and the makers of the
|>ST-based Mac emulators, but also for Nutek with its Mac ROM clones...

Where do they see the legality in there?  There is no reason why this
would be the case.  Nothing is being copied illegally.  Look at IBM
clones, for instance.  Apple always has a legal thing (sort of like
being the little kid who likes to beat up bigger ones) against its
competitors, simply because they are insecure about their inferior products.

I don't see anything illegal about running 7.0 on an emulator, as long
as you bought the chips and secured a legal copy of the 7.0 upgrade. 
Apple seems to be stretching its licensing power a bit too far on this one.

|>
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|>    here.     with you.      DISCLAIMER:  It's all YOUR fault.
            
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