wrs@k.cs.cmu.edu (Walter Smith) (02/25/86)
The inside cover of the Copy II Mac documentation says:
The Macintosh System software is a copyrighted program of
Apple Computer, Inc. licensed to Central Point Software,
Inc. to distribute for use only in combination with Copy
II Mac. Apple Software shall not be copied onto another
diskette (except for archival purposes) or into memory
unless as part of the execution of Copy II Mac. When
Copy II Mac has completed execution, Apple Software shall
not be used by any other program.
So when I'm done using Copy II Mac, I have to reset the machine before using
anything else, or else all those nasty DSATs and ROM patches and keyboard
interpreters and packages (and whatever else might be lying around that is
only to be used during execution of Copy II Mac) will still be loaded. Does
this explain those obnoxious programs that reset the machine when you Quit?
Does Apple require System/Finder licensees to say this? Is this the most
ridiculous thing you've ever seen? No, really.
- Walt
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usps: 5139 Forbes Ave.; Pittsburgh, PA 15213olson@harvard.UUCP (Eric Olson) (03/02/86)
In article <795@k.cs.cmu.edu> wrs@k.cs.cmu.edu (Walter Smith) writes: >The inside cover of the Copy II Mac documentation says: > > The Macintosh System software is a copyrighted program of > Apple Computer, Inc. licensed to Central Point Software, ... > Copy II Mac has completed execution, Apple Software shall > not be used by any other program. > >So when I'm done using Copy II Mac, I have to reset the machine before using >anything else, or else all those nasty DSATs and ROM patches and keyboard >interpreters and packages (and whatever else might be lying around that is >only to be used during execution of Copy II Mac) will still be loaded... I don't think there's anything particularly odd about the system that is ditributed with Copy ][ Mac, since it works with whatever system I ask it to. The liscense text, I suspect, is standard, and is not to imply that it is dangerous to use the Copy ][ Mac system with other software, just illegal. On the other hand, if you own a Mac you almost certainly had System and Finder sold to you when you bought it, so you must have some liscense (implied: I don't recall seeing a printed one ever) to use the system. Although this is an example of a silly liscense, it protects Apple from people who want to use thier software in a clone: that could be considered quite illegal. And I'm not bothered, because of the incredibly WONDERFUL attitude that Apple has about system updates. The very fact that we can pass these things about so freely, get updates for NOTHING at our local computer stores, archive things at Sumex, etc.. I've got to say that Apple is doing us all a favor by avoiding "upgrade charges" and the like. Maybe it's just another way of saying it's the machine for the rest of us. -Eric
ephraim@wang.UUCP (pri=8 Ephraim Vishniac x76659 ms1459) (03/03/86)
> The inside cover of the Copy II Mac documentation says: > > The Macintosh System software is a copyrighted program of > Apple Computer, Inc. licensed to Central Point Software, > Inc. to distribute for use only in combination with Copy > II Mac. Apple Software shall not be copied onto another > diskette (except for archival purposes) or into memory > unless as part of the execution of Copy II Mac. When > Copy II Mac has completed execution, Apple Software shall > not be used by any other program. > > So when I'm done using Copy II Mac, I have to reset the machine before using > anything else... > Is this the most ridiculous thing you've ever seen? No, really. > No, the most ridiculous thing I've seen is on the package for EA's Pinball Construction Set. It has a the same notice, except that instead of "Copy II Mac" or "Pinball Construction Set" it says "Deluxe Music Construction Set." That is, you can't legally use the system software on the product in the package, only on some other piece of software...