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Re: Posting broken/non-Public Domain DA's

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From: Brian H. Powell
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1985 17:23
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> Recently someone posted a set of desk accessories, including a pair of
> calculators, something called "Show Key Caps", and "Paint Grabber".  Of
> the four, the first two crash the Mac instantly, and the third not only
 ...
> 
> PLEASE, people, try things out before you post them! ...
> 
> 				Nathan C. Myers
> 				tektronix!orstcs!sonix1!nathan

     The calculators ran okay for me, maybe it was just your copy.  (I have
only a meager 128K mac, maybe you have a 512K, and the DA isn't 512K
compatible.)  (Gosh, wouldn't that be a switch.)

     Anyway.  I think the calculators come from a disk sold under the name
"MacOffice".  I'm not sure they are public domain.  I don't have MacOffice, so
I don't know if they allow free distribution of these DA's.  (Somebody with
the program might check that out.)
     I'd hate for this to turn into another SmoothTalker/VersaTerm scandal.
PLEASE, people, try to find out where the programs you post come from and try
to make sure that you aren't posting a commercial program.


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Subject: Re: Posting broken/non-Public Domain DA's
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