Re: A85: ROM Browser


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Re: A85: ROM Browser




Wow!  that's pretty much what i wanted to hear.  but i still say screw
'em.  I couldn't imagine that they would *ever* take legal actions against
a bunch of kids (however old any of us may be).  That would be horrible
public relations.

-mike pearce

On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Dines Christy Justesen wrote:

> 
> When the first version of the emulator was released (version 0.01alpha) a
> ROM image was also released so that it would be easy for people to
> use the emulator. A few month after this was done Rob Taylor and I both
> received an official letter from TI telling us to remove it imidiatly. If
> we did not remove the images, TI would contact the lawyers (breaking of
> copyright). The letter also included a paragraph which stated TI's policy
> on the area, and according to that it is illegal to give/send a copy of
> your ROM to anyone else no matter what (even if the person own a TI85 with
> the same ROM version). Since this all happend a long timw ago I do not
> have a copy of the email, and I can not remember the name of the person.
> 
> Dines
> 
> __________________________________________
> 
> Dines Justesen
> Email: c958362@student.dtu.dk
> WWW  : http://www.student.dtu.dk/~c958362/
> __________________________________________
> 
> On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Michael Pearce wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Just because there may have been one person at TI who requested you
> > not to put a ROM on the internet, does not mean that is the company's
> > policy.  who was it that sent you the email, dines?
> > 
> > -mike pearce
> > 
> > On Mon, 28 Sep 1998 10:18:27 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Dines Christy Justesen wrote:
> > >> TI does not like anyone posting ROM's om the net. If you do they will have
> > >> you take it down (I have received a ltter like that once).
> > >> 
> > >> Dines
> > >> 
> > >They sure make it a pain.  That really squashes collaberation.  Since we
> > >don't all have the same ROM version.
> > 
> > 
> 
> 


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