Re: Getting DEC's permission to redistribute PDP-8 software and manuals

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From: Paul Repacholi
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 12:22

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In article <1992Oct15.050926.2951@news.uiowa.edu>, jollie@zambini.cs.uiowa.edu (Jeffrey C. Ollie) writes:
> Hi,
> 
>   I was wondering if anyone knew who to contact at Digital to obtain
> permission to redistribute some of their copyrighted material.  What
> I have are a bunch of manuals and listings of various software for
> the PDP-8.  Most of the stuff is copyrighted 1965 or 1966.  The manuals
> I plan to photocopy, the software listings I plan to photocopy and convert
> to an electronic form.  There are also a number of programs on paper tape
> that I'll convert once I get a paper tape reader up and running.
> 

DEC gave blanket permision for HARDWARE manuals that were out of print some
years ago.

~Paul

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