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Subject: Re: What is this 'hypercard' thing anyway?
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Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 16:28:50 EST
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In article <5204@zen.berkeley.edu> grady@postgres.berkeley.edu (Steven Grady) writes:
>Last I heard (in a videotape of a conference by one of the author's),
>it is unprotected, and giving away copies is encouraged.

No, Grady, Apple holds and enforces the copyright on HyperCard.
On some of their system software (like MultiFinder) they offer
free distribution through licensed channels (like CompuServe).
But Apple requires that HyperCard be purchased, separately
or as part of a Mac system.

Greg          grobbins%sdemlab@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu