In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Although English law does not recognise the concept of abandonware, it >would not be a good move for software authors to sue someone for >distributing software which has long since ceased to be sold. English >copyright law only allows compensation to be paid on the basis of lost >revenue: if the income from your product is zero, you don't have much of >a claim! The best they could do is seek an injunction to stop you >distributing, which would be a waste of time and money on their part. > >The other day I ran into http://www.machine-room.org >This is a virtual museum of old computers. The webmaster has some >interesting comments (see the FAQ page) on how much you can do with an >old machine and the sense in sticking with a system that works. It seems >that an Apple II and some BBC Bs are still doing their stuff for >Edingburgh University! I know that the BBC B was always very popular in education. With a lot of development work done. Especially with its hardware expansion in to real time projects, like computer control. I have even used a BBC emulator on a PC network to achieve easy computer control projects too. -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
