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From: lhaider@pro-sol.cts.com (Lawrence Haider)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: A program called three easy pieces.
Message-ID: <8908090913.AA04912@trout.nosc.mil>
Date: 9 Aug 89 03:44:06 GMT
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> I have had a request to find a public domain (shareware?) program called
> Three Easy Pieces.  Does anyone know of this program?  Can it be FTP'ed
> from somewhere, or can someone send it to me?
I believe that this was a prototype to AppleWorks and was written for
the Apple /// (/// EZ Pieces).

Actually, according to A2-Central, /// EZ Pieces was a converted program that
originally started out as AppleWorks.  Rupert Lissner (Robert?) was convinced
by an Apple employee neighbor that the Apple /// was all they used at the
company, and was the future of Apple computing.  So, good ol' Rupert worked
many days and nights converting the program (well, maybe it wasn't THAT hard),
to a bum system that didn't outlast bread on the store shelves.  /// EZ Pieces
was released before AppleWorks; but, as you all know, hasn't outshined it by a
long shot!  BTW, it is still NOT public domain!  Rupert still wants his
royalty payments, however small they may be.  Hope this clears things a bit :)

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