i didn't think you were being too serious. and i agree, few companies will release old, abandoned stuff just because, well, they tend to be paranoid intellectual property pack rats. i do suspect that if you started making rom simms that were copies of 10 year old machines you wouldn't have any legal problems unless people started asking apple for support or something, which is one of the main reasons they cracked down on sites that had the "service" manuals, people were using them to tear their machine apart and then calling apple support and saying they'd done this and that as suggested in the service manual, what do i do next? when of course they should have realized they had no right to expect support from apple when they were doing things they weren't authorized to do. it's sad really, liability and paranoia probably paid a roll as well, but when you can get $2,000,000 for spilling hot coffee on your lap it's hard to say what paranoid is, there are a lot of morons on juries out there, and it's practically a requirement.
Larry le Mac wrote: > > >From: Philip Stortz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >actually, as long as <snip> > > I wasn't getting on my legal high horse as such as I have > "ripped" masses of ROMs in my emulation day. I used to > have the alias "emul8" on all the boards with Jim Watters > and the others, so I've been there done that... > > Apple have little interest in nailing people ripping old ROMs, > but no way would they ever endorse the use or licence them. -------- -- President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Attorney General John D. Ashcroft have committed violations and subversions of the Constitution of the United States of America. <www.VoteToImpeach.org> They should be charged with high treason and imprisoned frankly. If there is no rule of law there can be no civilization. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
