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johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:
>I found the SoftAT demo on mac.archive.umich.edu in /mac/misc/demo.
>
>Here's a no-brainer:  what about this thing makes it a demo?
>
>It was able to create its own virtual hard drive and run software 
>on DOS floppies.  There was no documentation, and the only
>indication that it was a demo version was the "Soft AT Demo"
>that appears in the main window titlebar.  
>
>I didn't test everything, but I didn't find any disabled 
>features either.  Does it self-destruct?

	Perhaps the more pertinent question might be: 
is it a demo at all?  Or is it a pirated copy posted to the archives?

As far as I can tell:

	-- it is fully functional

	-- it is copyright Insignia, 1991

	-- the "About..." box does not contain any permission to
		redistribute, but on the contrary indicates that
		it is copy # AT-29002409/001 registered to "xf"
		of company: "fdgf".  This is extremely suspicious.

	-- there is no README or other file indicating giving permission
		to distribute.  The original post to mac.archive.umich.edu
		contains nothing but the binhexed file itself (no 
		explanatory header, and no return address of poster).

Does anyone know who posted this copy to the archives, or any facts
relating to how it got there?  I'm going to check with Insignia on 
Monday.

Regards.

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