[A83] Re: ROMs

To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: [A83] Re: ROMs
From: "Jimmy Pardey" <j_pardey@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 19:23:59 -0700
Reply-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org


Well, if one managed to get the schematics, find all the parts, etc. to make 
a TI-compatable Graphing Calculator, I think TI would not want it shared to 
individua programmers, but I suppose they don't want companies copying it, 
so they could put it under GPL (not LGPL) instead (-:

Jimmy Pardey

>From: "James Matthews" <jmatthews@generation5.org>
>
>
>The same reason Microsoft doesn't give away copies of Windows! ROM dumps 
>are
>simply the software that runs the calculator...this is copyrighted software
>that TI makes money from. Giving it away devalues it.
>
>HTH,
>
>James.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: assembly-83-bounce@lists.ticalc.org
>[mailto:assembly-83-bounce@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Aaron Fineman
>Sent: 09 May 2002 01:06
>To: Asm 83
>Subject: [A83] ROMs
>
>
>Does anyone know if there are any particular reasons why TI doesn't
>distribute ROMs?
>-Calc Freak
>
>
>




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