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I feel like being a stickler again. Does the official Transformer come with an
operating system, or are people discussing pirated copies of MS-DOS here? Isn't
emulating a pirated operating system the same as pirating an operating system,
and running one registered copy on two computers? Are people stealing copies
of MS-DOS, for the novelty of running things under the Transformer?
I don't know what "people" are doing. I am using the same copy of pc-dos
that came with my pc-at at the office. In general sticking with the rule to
treat my copies "like a book"—that is that there is no possibility that two
copies of the same piece of original software can be used simultaneously on
two pieces of equipment. This may or may not be in accordance with the
license that comes with pc-dos. It is exactly in accordance with the
license that applies to the other software I've been using—Enable and
Lettrix. I admit that I have used a copy of ms-dos which came to me on a
disk full of data generated on a co-workers Compaq, and probably I shouldn't
have done that, but it as only an experiment and I don't really feel guilty.
I certainly hope "people" have been interpreting reccommendations to "get"
this piece or "use" that piece of software as recommendations to buy or
otherwise acquire them legitimately. I haven't seen any discussions here on
pirating software—the methods to do it etc. Dick Darling
I don't know what "people" are doing. I am using the same copy of pc-dos
that came with my pc-at at the office. In general sticking with the rule to
treat my copies "like a book"—that is that there is no possibility that two
copies of the same piece of original software can be used simultaneously on
two pieces of equipment. This may or may not be in accordance with the
license that comes with pc-dos. It is exactly in accordance with the
license that applies to the other software I've been using—Enable and
Lettrix. I admit that I have used a copy of ms-dos which came to me on a
disk full of data generated on a co-workers Compaq, and probably I shouldn't
have done that, but it as only an experiment and I don't really feel guilty.
I certainly hope "people" have been interpreting reccommendations to "get"
this piece or "use" that piece of software as recommendations to buy or
otherwise acquire them legitimately. I haven't seen any discussions here on
pirating software—the methods to do it etc. Dick Darling