AmigaActive (1801/2347)

From:Mike O'Hara
Date:23 Mar 2001 at 13:03:55
Subject:Re: serial number

Hi Jonathan, on 23-Mar-01 01:13:47 you wrote:

>This "pre 1996" thingy appeared at the start of the thread and I can't
>believe anyone else didn't jump on it.

Why would they?

>The Amiga was at it's height around 1993/4, well before this magical 1996,
>with some exceptional software, be it games (including the vast majority of
>the classics) or otherwise. Just because a program is a few years old, that
>does not make it OK to pirate them.

I didn't say it was ok. Downloading stuff from back2roots - and several other
LEGAL amiga emulation sites isn't piracy... hell, AA did a multipage article on
back2roots... and I doubt AA would encourage piracy in such a blatant way, if at
all.

Carpe Diem,
Mike 'Navvie' O'Hara



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