[net.micro] Microsoft cartridge reply

wsm (10/25/82)

Re:	ATARI Microsoft(tm) BASIC on cartridge

I've seen two references to this product in two different magazines.
One was in SOFTSIDE, late last year or early this year, which said
that ATARI was close to releasing Microsoft on cartridge.

The other was in COMPUTE not too long ago, and that said that "Official
ATARI sources" claimed no knowledge of any effort to put Microsoft BASIC
on a cartridge.  You figure it out.

As a side note, when you call ATARI and mention other memory boards for
the 400 (everybody else makes a 48K) or the Percom Dual-Density disk,
they haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about...

In a related note, the ARPA INFO-ATARI mailing list came out recently
with instructions on how to make a back-up copy of MICROSOFT BASIC which
will run.  If there is sufficient interest, I will forward it to the net.

NOTE: The procedure should not be used to sell or otherwise distribute
Microsoft BASIC to anyone who doesn't already own a legal copy, just to
make a back-up for your own personal use, which is legal.

Walt Morris	BTL-MH	...mhtsa!mh3bs!wsm