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- From: Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Old Commercial Progs on Aminet IDEA!
- Date: 21 Apr 1996 09:20:04 -0700
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- Sender: pccop@unix.portal.com
- Message-ID: <151726@cup.portal.com>
- References: <4l2rhh$423@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au>
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- >In article <4l2rhh$423@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au>
- >bclark@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au (Brent Raymond CLARK) writes:
- >
- >>
- >>There were some really great pieces of software written for amiga by companie
- s
- >>which no longer exist or no longer have an interest in the amiga.
- >>
- >>When it is no longer possible to get these programs through commercial outlet
- s
- >>you would think that the companies could do us all a favour and upload the
- >>program to aminet. ie. put it in the public domain.
- >>
- >>After all the hours that went into coding the software wouldn't it be good
- >>for someone to get some more use out of it when the program has been written
- >>off commercially?
- >>
- >>The Blue Ribbon Example on Compuserve courtesy of Microsoft is the kind of
- >>thing we are after. Bars&Pipes Pro 2.5 is one mega comprehensive package
- >>and now it is sitting there for a free d/l by CIS members.
- >>
- >>Just an idea anyway!
- >>
- >
- >But an excellent one! Maybe something for Team Amiga members to organise?
- >
- >.......................................................................
- >. Branko Collin . Watch this space for the next .
- >. . episode of: .
- >. // u249026@vm.uci.kun.nl . .
- >. \X/ . Controversial Signatures .
- >.......................................................................
-
- Thanks for the suggestion. We'll put it in the pipeline and see what
- happens!
-
-
- Gary Peake "Mystic Meg" Unelected Official
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