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>But would you REALLY even want to spend the amount
> of money to argue this with the lawyers of Gates and Allen?
Argue pro se for a while at least. You don't always have to have a lawyer.
Where's the
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Subject: Re: Larry Niven's Altair
> On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
>> On 8/20/2015 3:32 AM, Randy Dawson wrote:
>>> I assume all the 8K, 4K BASICs are in public domain by now. The
>>> demo for the kids will
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Subject: Re: Larry Niven's Altair
> On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
>> On 8/20/2015 3:32 AM, Randy Dawson wrote:
>>> I assume all the 8K,
On Sat, 22 Aug 2015, Tothwolf wrote:
Indeed. Apple even screwed up on this with their iconic rainbow apple logo. I
discovered this while researching the history of the logo while doing image
work on Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons many years ago. It is still a
trademark, but the image is public d
On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, Paul Koning wrote:
On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
On 8/20/2015 3:32 AM, Randy Dawson wrote:
I assume all the 8K, 4K BASICs are in public domain by now. The demo
for the kids will be the 15 minutes of paper tape, followed by READY.
Bad assumption. Thin
I have had several similar personal experiences. Even in the face of extreme
need, huge companies and major institutions sometimes can't find things you'd
think should be at their fingertips.
When you think about it from a historical point of view, it's actually pretty
shocking.
> On Aug 21, 2
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:22 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> Indeed, I've been contacted by an author for a copy of his own software to
> be licensed to another party, as he'd lost the code several years back.
> (Yes, I purchased a license way back when).
A few years ago, an engineer at a Very Big Corp
Be it right or wrong to use an unlicensed copy...Even back in 1976
MSOFT to my knowledge did not pursue legal action against end users
for violation of its BASIC license, so why in 2015 presume MSOFT
would start now? To be honorable it would not hurt to send a letter
to the Living History Museu
On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, william degnan wrote:
Gates does not care about personal use of MITS software, be
realistic. B
. . .
Be it right or wrong to use an unlicensed copy...Even back in 1976 MSOFT to
my knowledge did not pursue legal action against end users for violation of
its BASIC license, so
On Aug 20, 2015 10:08 PM, "Chuck Guzis" wrote:
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> On 08/20/2015 06:44 PM, william degnan wrote:
>
>> Gates does not care about personal use of MITS software, be
>> realistic. B
>
>
> So--ask. I don't presume to read the minds of others.
>
Chuck..allow me to posit an alternative view
Be it righ
On 08/20/2015 06:44 PM, william degnan wrote:
Gates does not care about personal use of MITS software, be
realistic. B
So--ask. I don't presume to read the minds of others.
--Chuck
On Aug 20, 2015 6:43 PM, "Fred Cisin" wrote:
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> On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote:
>>
>> But yeah, I'd hate to run up against BillG in a spat over appropriating
his Altair BASIC. He could squash me like a bug with his legal resources.
I recall that other outfits stealing his code was one of
On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote:
But yeah, I'd hate to run up against BillG in a spat over appropriating his
Altair BASIC. He could squash me like a bug with his legal resources. I
recall that other outfits stealing his code was one of his big public gripes
back in the pre-PC days.
Bet
LOL
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
On Aug 20, 2015 6:32 PM, "Fred Cisin" wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, william degnan wrote:
>
>> I do have my MITS Basic license, so..
>>
>
> Is it transferrable?
>
>
>
On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, william degnan wrote:
I do have my MITS Basic license, so..
Is it transferrable?
I do have my MITS Basic license, so..
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
On Aug 20, 2015 2:48 PM, "Jay Jaeger" wrote:
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>
> On 8/20/2015 9:47 AM, Paul Koning wrote:
> >
> >> On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/20/2015 3:32 AM, Randy Dawson wrot
On 8/20/2015 9:47 AM, Paul Koning wrote:
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>> On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/20/2015 3:32 AM, Randy Dawson wrote:
>>> Who picked this up -
>>>
>>> I may have some cash for the buyer to mate it with my new ASR33, on its way
>>> via crate and freight.
>>>
>>> An
On 08/20/2015 10:48 AM, Fred Cisin wrote:
So, the only hope for something published in the last half century to
be public domain now would be if it were explicitly placed in public
domain, or were originally published without notice before 1978.
It used to be (and maybe still is) acceptable to
I assume all the 8K, 4K BASICs are in public domain by now. The demo
for the kids will be the 15 minutes of paper tape, followed by READY.
Bad assumption. Things that were actually registered even if there was
no notice, or published with a copyright notice would still be protected
under U.S.
> On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
>
>
>
> On 8/20/2015 3:32 AM, Randy Dawson wrote:
>> Who picked this up -
>>
>> I may have some cash for the buyer to mate it with my new ASR33, on its way
>> via crate and freight.
>>
>> Anybody got debug and startup tips on the 33, it prob
Here is what I've put together over the years, at least get you started.
http://vintagecomputer.net/teletype/
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
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>
> On 8/20/2015 3:32 AM, Randy Dawson wrote:
>> Who picked this up -
>>
>> I may have some cash for the buyer to mate it with my n
On 8/20/2015 3:32 AM, Randy Dawson wrote:
> Who picked this up -
>
> I may have some cash for the buyer to mate it with my new ASR33, on its way
> via crate and freight.
>
> Anybody got debug and startup tips on the 33, it probably has been siting for
> a while.
> (like who has the melted ham
assume all the 8K, 4K BASICs are in public domain by now. The demo for the
kids will be the 15 minutes of paper tape, followed by READY.
Randy
> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 01:44:06 -0500
> Subject: Re: Larry Niven's Altair
> From: drlegen...@gmail.com
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
>
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Larry Niven's Altair??
That sounds an awful lot like Hitler's Canoe, if you know what I mean.. ;-)
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:32 PM, Jason Scott wrote:
> Already removed.
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> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM, wrote:
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> >
> > An Altair 8800 that once belonge
NO... HAS NOT STARTED YET!
ED#
.
In a message dated 7/24/2015 8:32:50 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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Already removed.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM, wrote:
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> An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction.
>
> Larry Niven has l
Already removed.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM, wrote:
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> An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction.
>
> Larry Niven has long been a member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy
> Society (www.lasfs.org). This group has existed since 1934 and was the
> starting point fo
An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction.
Larry Niven has long been a member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy
Society (www.lasfs.org). This group has existed since 1934 and was the
starting point for many science fiction and fantasy authors. Larry Niven
is one of t
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