CompuServe Thread

#Herc Troubles

4 messages in this thread
#21237From: Jamie Clay [Adesk]Mar 28, 1988 5:10 PM
John, I hate to ask this, but what was the condition that your friend "gave" you his old AutoCAD? Unless he sold/gave it to you, complete, and you are now assuming the registration this is a serious violation of the software's copyright. Old version or not this is not legal. Besides 2.62 isn't all that old, it is the version prior to Release 9 and quite powerful just the same. I hate being the heavy, but if you don't own the software you better erase it. Please supply me <in Email> with a valid registration as I would like to be able to offer you support as a legitimate user, through this forum. Jamie [Autodesk, Inc.]
#21271From: John FoustMar 29, 1988 1:34 AM
Yes, he did give me the whole AutoCAD package, lock, stock, manual, disks, etc. I'm no pirate, I'm a software developer, I do a lot of "playing the heavy" myself. I'll forward the registration number to you in easyplex. Do you request this of all users who ask questions in this forum? My original message explicitly stated I had the manual – that doesn't sound like I'm a pirate.
#21272From: John FoustMar 29, 1988 1:37 AM
Whoops, I take that back. My original message didn't state I had the manual. I feel funny about this. *I* know I didn't pirate this, and you don't know I didn't. Another 24 hours to wait for an answer, I guess.
#21297From: Jamie Clay [Adesk]Mar 29, 1988 1:40 PM
No problem, I checked the serial number and it is still registered to your friend. Please makes steps to resolve that. I didn't really think you were a pirate, they seldom make statements like "software my friend gave me". But it did seem odd so I had to "put my foot down". <sorry> For the time being, I see no problem in giving you the benefit of the doubt. As for the display problem, did you get it solved? Some herc clones don't hold up to spec and will cause display problems. You may want to try adjusting the monitor.