Re: [Freedos-user] Catch-all Repository for legacy DOS software

[Rugxulo]

Hi,

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Jim Hall  wrote:
>
>> I've not kept up with Embarcadero's site since I switched to Linux,
>> but at least in the days of CodeGear, there used to be a museum from
>> which old versions of Borland software were downloadable - from
>> memory, there was Turbo Pascal 1.0, 3.0 and 5.5, and Borland C++ 5.0.
>
> Not sure if the Borland Museum is still there, but I did download TurboC
> from them once they made it available in the museum, until I later switched
> to OpenWatcom's C.

Turbo C 2.01 is still a nice "classic" DOS compiler in several ways,
but it's not ideal in licensing. IIRC, Embarcadero still lets you grab
it "if and only if" you give them your name, address, phone number.
And that doesn't count Turbo C++ 1.01, which I think they only give to
registered users of their modern Windows C++ tool (!!). Anyways, they
don't allow us (FreeDOS) to redistribute further, so it's moot and
defeats the point (almost). Hence OpenWatcom is less restricted in
distribution.

http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/20841

http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/21751

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Re: [Freedos-user] Catch-all Repository for legacy DOS software

[Jim Hall]

> > There is nothing wrong with these proprietary program if that is
> > what you prefer. And back in the day, I had my own licensed copies
> > of Wordperfect, Aseasyas, Doom, Procomm, QuickC, Borland C, and
> > other proprietary DOS programs. But these programs are non-free
> > and may not be redistributed (except Doom & Aseasyas, which may be
> > redistributed in their original, unmodified shareware zip files.)
> >
>
> I've not kept up with Embarcadero's site since I switched to Linux,
> but at least in the days of CodeGear, there used to be a museum from
> which old versions of Borland software were downloadable - from
> memory, there was Turbo Pascal 1.0, 3.0 and 5.5, and Borland C++ 5.0.

Not sure if the Borland Museum is still there, but I did download TurboC
from them once they made it available in the museum, until I later switched
to OpenWatcom's C.

jh
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Re: [Freedos-user] Catch-all Repository for legacy DOS software

[brian]

> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Jim Hall  > wrote:
>
> At least in the US, this is still an issue for proprietary
> programs where the parent company may have gone out of business.
> (Also referred to as "abandonware".) The copyrights are often
> bought out as "intellectual property" and the new IP holder would
> have control of that copyright.
>
> There is nothing wrong with these proprietary program if that is
> what you prefer. And back in the day, I had my own licensed copies
> of Wordperfect, Aseasyas, Doom, Procomm, QuickC, Borland C, and
> other proprietary DOS programs. But these programs are non-free
> and may not be redistributed (except Doom & Aseasyas, which may be
> redistributed in their original, unmodified shareware zip files.)
>

I've not kept up with Embarcadero's site since I switched to Linux, 
but at least in the days of CodeGear, there used to be a museum from 
which old versions of Borland software were downloadable - from 
memory, there was Turbo Pascal 1.0, 3.0 and 5.5, and Borland C++ 5.0.


Brian.

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