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From: wdao@castor.usc.edu (Walter Dao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Software development and piracy ...
Summary: Take over the machine !!!
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Date: 14 Dec 88 04:58:48 GMT
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After having seen and used a lot of programs and Demos (sound + music),  I 
will say that I prefer by far the one that took over the machine. 
It's like comparing the freeby demo that comes with every disk (lines, dots,
rectangle) of the workbench and these european demos.
How about the games ? I hate the games the leave that ugly window top border
on ... and they usually use a drab (mean ugly yuck pallette of colors.) 

I got myself an amiga because of the 68000 inside and the blitter 
accompanying it . Not becaUSE of the fancy multitasking S L O W  piece of 
sloppy code (reason for ARP) called AMIGADOS. 
I wanted to sail close to the wind.  Not have some stupid machine (or blind
user) tell me Not to do that because the rules said not to .
Like having a porcshe but being told to drive at 55 on the freeway ? (who
does ?) 

so , go ahead write directly to the hardware . (dont leave that luxury only
to the CBM programmers. they wrote the HArdware manual so that we can use
it . so let's do it !!!) . 
a software booting with a fast loading hires picture and playing some 
funky piece of music will ALWAYS grab my attention. 

Remember, not all amiga users are developpers (or usenet type of users). 
they are the minority.

piracy in Denmark ? hmmm lots of pirate groups are originating from there.
piracy status here in the states ? all the c-64 users are getting amigas
now. 
softwares "distribution done by bbs, pirate groups from europe having
 "connections" here and having funky names like  CHAMPS/USA , CHAMPS/CANADA 
etc...

by the way ,  wares that take over the machine CAN work with hard disk and 
memory expansions . One does not rule out the other. 

finally :
reward for pirate busting ? 
well after he had denounced some name, the snitch will be on the hit list ,
unable to get on any "GOOD" bbs.  and treated like SH*T by other fellow
bbs'er (hate mail etc...)
some guy compared software copying to drug dealing . hmmmm does s/w kill 
people ? between the two evils, (you HAVE to choose one ... ) would 
you rather have a loved one copy wares or bust his brain on Crack, freebasing
from here to hell ? 


Technology gave us the means, so use it ! and even better ABUSE it ! 
   D W     

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