Hi Kay,
We discussed similar possibilities. Apple isn't going to do that,
because it would be too expensive to make it official. They just
refuse to do *anything* with HyperCard.
There's one thing that very much surprises me, given Apple's
statements. The link <http://www.apple.com/hypercard> still exists.
Previously, it contained a product description, later it referred to
the Apple store, and now it redirects to.... Wikipedia! I get the
impression that someone at Apple must still have warm feelings for it.
--
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On 3 aug 2008, at 13:42, Kay C Lan wrote:
Yes, AppleWorks is there but I can't remember seeing the IIGS there.
Again, as I stated in my first post, this is my impression, not a
statement
of the true legal situation. Whilst Marketing, R&D may know that HC
is dead,
and high placed exec's in certain circumstances may state that HC is
dead,
can you guarantee the legal vultures want come calling.
My reference to HC not being dead was not as a starry eyed User ever
hopeful
of HCs resurrection but in context of the legal ramifications of
copying
other people's work, even if it is old work. IMO I don't think what
Richmond
has done with the HC button icons is kosher, but I don't think Apple
will
come calling. On the other hand, did you ask the GD of Apple Europe
if you
could convert all the official HC documents to pdf format and
distribute it
and everything that came on the floppies onto a single CD and then
sell if
for a small price? If you didn't ask that question, what do you
imagine the
answer would be?
To me, the existence of HC on the Apple software registration site
is all
Apple needs to do to confirm they are still very much the owners of
all
things HC. ie it's not public domain. It will be lawyers, not
Marketing, R&D
or GDs, who decide what to do with people who don't respect that
ownership.
Not a lawyer so I'm probably completely wrong.
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