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From: jim@coplex.UUCP (Jim Sewell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga User Demographics Are Changing...
Message-ID: <275@coplex.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 88 02:06:18 GMT
References: <4898@well.UUCP>
Organization: Copper Electronics,  Louisville, Ky.
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In article <4898@well.UUCP>, ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:
> 
> 	I can think of no way to address this problem, except to generate
> public awareness that software piracy is an anti-social activity (said the
> hypocrite).
> 

    I have personal experience to back this up!  In 1982 I was a freshman in
College with aspirations of making the world a better place by using computers.

[ Silly me! 8-) ]

I was amazed to find a friend had the same computer I did (a Tandy Color
Computer) and shared many of the same opinions. We decided to form a computer
club to help some of our less-inspired and computer illiterate friends solve 
the problems they were having adjusting to the computer age.  
	We elected the fast-talker at our first meeting, consisting of 8 people,
to be our new president, leader, and guiding light. [Our first mistake]  The 
first thing out of his lips was "I am a pirate at heart." [the words that led
to the doom of our club!]  We figured we could still make a go of the club and 
accomplish our goals.  Unfortunately the club decided it was easier to pirate 
neato games than to learn to program them.  
	Guess what?  Our club is now 100% pirates and I have refused to 
associate with them simply because nothing could get done.  There could be no 
classes (we tried) or question and answer sessions (we tried that too) because 
the members were too busy copying to listen.  
	I hate paying for good programs as much as the next guy, and may
have even copied a couple before (but I'll deny it!), but as Leo said, it
is very anti-social to pirate!  
	The Amiga [8-)] club I just joined has wonderful
meetings that are both informative and entertaining [new software demos, PD
software demos/copying] and this is only possible, in my opinion, because they
do not allow any piracy!  
	As was stated earlier about the demographics of the Amiga society, the 
1000 owners were of higher class than 500, for the most part, simply because 
Momma and Daddy won't pay out $$'s for a toy.
I'm done now! 8-) 
Please forgive the length of this message.
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Jim Sewell					"Make knowledge free!"