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Re:Internals of a Turbo Pascal Compiler by TD-Linux on Friday September 11, 2015 @01:12PM (#10204858)
That's correct, I even have a version of it for the Z80 Softcard on the Apple II. Even in that day, the license was still only for 1 CPU and you had to mail in a license registration card to be able to use the software (I don't think that sort of EULA is legally enforceable, though)
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Re:Internals of a Turbo Pascal Compiler by pvg on Friday September 11, 2015 @01:45PM (#10205087)
How did that licensing work? Like any self-respecting 11-year-old, my Apple ][ CP/M copy of Turbo Pascal was pirated.
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Re:Internals of a Turbo Pascal Compiler by TD-Linux on Sunday September 13, 2015 @04:42PM (#10212737)
The book just told you to mail in the registration card with strong language. I don't think it was legally enforceable in any way. There wasn't a license key or anything.
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