dgray@ukma.UUCP (David Gray) (01/22/86)
I did a dump of the CP/M-80 emulator and found a serial number and
a copyright notice from SoftDesign of Munich. That reminded me of an
article that appeared in the December, 1985 issue of "In Stride Tech
Notes" published by Stride Computers for their customers. The article
was:
You can now run Z80 CP/M programs under Stride's CP/M-68k
system using the CPM-Z80 EMULATOR. This product was
previously sold by MICROWAVE and is now being distributed
by SoftDesign. Herbert Theiss of SoftDesign is now
shipping a new "improved" version of the emulator and hopes
to release versions for OS-9/68k, AMIGA-DOS, UNIX V and
PDOS "real soon now". Contact SoftDesign, Lichtenfelser Str. 80,
8000 Munchen 60 Tel: 089/87955
I think there needs to be some clarification as to whether this program
can be given away. It looks to me that it's a commercial program intended
for sale.
Dave Gray
uucp: ihnp4!cbosgd!ukma!dgray
bitnet: sta107@ukcc uh@unido.UUCP (01/26/86)
You are not the first, who wants clearification. I got in the last days
some mail and I think I must say something to this here in the net:
1. The CP/M-Z80-Emulator was originally copyrighted by SoftDesign in Munich.
2. The University of Dortmund got as offical developer the CP/M-80-Emulator
like all German Atari dealers with a letter in which Atari Germany (in
Raunheim at Frankfurt/Main, near the US-Airbase in Europe) told developers
and dealers that this emulator can be distributed FREE (!!!!) to all ST
end users. We also saw this copyright notice and in order to verify I called
Dr. Riedl, the German Software Support Manager of Atari, and asked him,
whether we can send the emulator via Usenet to USA. He answered me, that
they have the distribution right for the emulator all over the world and
that we can mail this piece of software. That's all.
3. I think Atari Germany has bought the copyrights and distribution rights
from the Munich firm. Even I hope so. If not, I think, Atari would have
got very much trouble in the meantime, because we received the emulator
in December 85 (including the letter, that it can be distributed free).
I hope this will help. If not: Sorry, that's all I know.
Uwe Hoch
Computer Science Department, University of Dortmund
4600 Dortmund 50, P.O. Box 500500, W.-Germany
E-mail address: uh@unido.uucp, uh@unido.bitnet