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Re: Cnvrt MS-DOS 5.0 from 3.5 to 5.25 HELP

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From: ralphs
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1991 13:29
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act@softserver.canberra.edu.au (Andrew Turner) writes:

> 	1. GRANT OF LICENSE - Microsoft grants you the right to use one copy
>  	   of the enclosed software program(the SOFTWARE") on a single
> 	   terminal connected to a single computer(i.e., with a single CPU).
> 	   You may not network the SOFTWARE or otherwise use it on more than
> 	   one computer or computer terminal at a time.

Oh, great!  Does that mean our workstations (terminals) can't run
applications off the server?  Does that mean I violate copyright
when more than one user dials into one of my multi-line systems?

> The perverse are welcome to twist the above to justify their own needs but to
> me it is quite clear!

I feel that those who use DOS will treat this with the respect fostered
on past versions, and everyone will be happy.
--
 A.  Fill in the blank:  OH H__LL  (hint - it's a vowel)
 B.  Connect the dot: 1.
 C.  Unscamble the word: IH
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