Date   : Fri, 08 Jun 1984 06:34:30-PDT (Fri)
From   : ihnp4!ihuxq!covert@Ucb-Vax.arpa
Subject: mdm740 copyrighted-- how can he do it??

<heres to ih>
How can Irv Hoffman copyright the mdm7xx programs. As I understand
it the latest mdm740 is based upon the original work of Ward
Christensen. Is Hoffman going to split his profits with Ward??
Also, how did Irv Hoffman get sole possension of the source code to
mdm7xx??
I for one, will not buy Hoffman's version of mdm7xx even though I have
been using the mdm7xx programs for years.
BTW, if anyone has the source to mdm740 and wishes it translated to
the Zilog mnemonics then I have a program called makez80 which does
the translation.(A little plug for my program,he he he).

       Heres to hoping that public domain programs remain public.
       
-- 
                       Richard Covert
                       AT&T Bell Laboratories
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                       (312) 979-7488