Restricted Programs

Posted by: Bill Martens Date: March 1, 1978 0 Likes 672 Views

From Volume 1 Number 2

by Val J. Golding
Certain copyrighted programs carry restrictions, in the REMarks lines or elsewhere that they may not be duplicated, reproduced or sold, and for good reason. We would. like to discourage from the.outset, the practice of duplicating. either on tape or by printouts, of any program that has such a restriction. A recent article indicated that the cost per Basic line of debugged software has risen to an all time high of $8. Selling these programs to the consumer, either directly, or through magazine and book publication, is the only way of recovering
those costs. We will not knowingly tolerate, or be a party to such practices.

Author: Bill Martens
A.P.P.L.E. Chairman of the Board and Club president -- Bill worked for the founder, Val J. Golding and A.P.P.L.E. from 1981 to 1982. In 1999, he began archiving the materials which were distributed and sold by A.P.P.L.E.. That project led to the group that remained of A.P.P.L.E. Bill was involved in the financial industry in Tokyo and has over 20 major office infrastructure projects to his name. In March 2001, he retired to write books and to spend more time pursuing personal interests. As the president of the users group, Bill is in charge of distribution of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine as well as the organization of this web site. Bill currently resides in Tokyo, Japan and Shelton, Wa splitting time between the places.
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