Floppy Disk Piracy: How Software Was Shared Before the Internet
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rolph
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i remember a widespread justification:

" i know you wrote this program in your basement, and made dozens of copies, your not even a real business"

somehow, only a corporation was legitimate enough to develop a program, and expect to profit, indies were somehow disqualified from being professional.

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