The first apps I licensed with my first PC (IBM PC, 256k RAM, cga color monitor, 1200b Hayes internal modem, kick ass back then) included dBase III, Borland TurboPascal and Borland Sidekick. I had a copy of Wordstar and SuperCalc given to me, before I knew anything about "propiratary" (sic) software, and licensing requirements. Once I learned about the license game I purchased license for the apps I was using (Borland Sprint word processor and Borland Quattro Pro spreadsheet), and made a decision to never accept "free" software unless it was truly freeware.
I was initially innocent of willful wrongdoing in my early days of software use without license, as nobody had ever explained the concept of licensing software to me. After I took the time to read the dBase III Plus (I purchased that license also) license agreement, and saw I only bought license to use, I dug a bit and realized the mistake I had made in using copies of Wordstar and SuperCalc. I ended up licensing WordStar Pro (which really sucked, and replaced with Sprint), but SuperCalc was no longer on the market as the founder (Sorcim?) had been killed in a plane crash, hence no company to pay license to any longer. I have since then tried to make up for my early days of an evil-doer by properly licensing, and in some cases overlicensing, any fee based software I use. Ah, the memories... Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MB Software Solutions > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] Blast from the past--ad for Turbo Pascal 5.5 > > > http://dn.codegear.com/article/images/20803/tp55ad.jpg > > It'd be neat to see old VFP ads. I guess the last ad (like this--in a > trade mag) was for VFP6, iirc? > > -- > Michael J. Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
