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- From: joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn)
- Subject: Re: Visicalc Lives!
- Message-ID: <Bu2GKL.3q1@well.sf.ca.us>
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- Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
- References: <1992Sep4.144139.21208@meaddata.com> <1992Sep4.172902.12360@cas.org>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:26:44 GMT
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- Larry Virin writes "I wonder what the chance is that the GENIE folks could
- trak down the (copyright) holders" of VisiCalc and make it available with
- their Lost Classics project.
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- About 4-5 years ago, after Sierra Online re-released Mystery House as
- freeware, I did manage to track down the copyright holder of VisiCalc and
- attempted to convince him to re-release VisiCalc as freeware. Obviously, I
- was not successful. When asked "what's in it for me?", I really couldn't
- come up with a convincing arguement.
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- Joe Kohn
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