> > Secondly, the term
> > 'freeware' usually refers to something different than the gpl'd 'free
> > software' that you're referring to(far simpler than GPL), particularly
> > back in the late 80's as this was...

>         Yeah, and before the internet, you had to have disks mailed to you.
> I remember people selling disks of games, fonts, etc.

Indeed-- or dial-in BBS's. "compilations" on a disk were very rare as
well-- rather, you had multiple disks for one thing... :-)


-- 
Derek


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