Computer Documentation

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Wed Jun 25 12:40:52 1997

On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Richard A. Cini, Jr. wrote:

> As far as ROMs are concerned, maybe we can start a "ROM Archive"
> database/repository. Members with EPROM programmers could make copies of
> known-good ROMS from various machines at the request of other members.

Good idea. I think someone's thrown this out before. Anyone want to
volunteer to coordinate?

> As far as Copyright concerns, I don't think that there are any. First, many
> of our target companies are out of business. Second, we are not selling these
> chips (and the software contained therein) in a commercial sense. Third,
> they're being used as a one-for-one replacement for defective firmware. I view
> it like a diskette: I own Norton Utilities with a bad disk 1. My friend also
> owns Norton Utilities, and he makes me a copy of his disk 1. Both of us have
> valid software licenses because we both bought the program. It's like
> preservation of matter.

Let's put it this way: if you don't tell anyone, I won't.


Sam
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