Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ecsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!bch From: bch@ecsvax.UUCP (Byron C. Howes) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Re: Piracy???? (Flame response) Message-ID: <915@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 12:18:52 EST Article-I.D.: ecsvax.915 Posted: Wed Mar 27 12:18:52 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 30-Mar-85 01:31:19 EST References: <1309@decwrl.UUCP> <1492@ut-ngp.UUCP> Reply-To: bch@ecsvax.UUCP (Byron C. Howes) Organization: N C Educational Computing Service Lines: 21 Summary: In article <1492@ut-ngp.UUCP> mercury@ut-ngp.UUCP (Larry E. Baker) writes: >From: district@ny1mm.DEC (1309@decwrl.UUCP) > >> I have around 500 disks worth of software [not yours I deleted it] and some > >And I bet you use it all, every day. Let's see, 500 disks at about $5 >a pop...that's about $2500 you have invested in an inert software >library. No, No. You fail to consider the possibility that DOCTOR VAX has stolen the disks as well. If he reserves the right to consider a program stealable if it doesn't meet his arbitrary price/performance standard then we must assume he reserves that right for hardware also. After all, a couple of dollars is *way* to much to charge for a little bit of cardboard, plastic and iron oxide, isn't it? :-) -- Byron Howes System Manager -- NCECS ...!{decvax,akgua}!mcnc!ecsvax!bch