12 Dec
2006
12 Dec
'06
11:27 a.m.
In article <457EFF5D.9080204 at bitsavers.org>,
Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> writes:
Look at the company you work for.
Worked :-). I haven't worked at E&S since um... 1994, I think.
Have you seen the prices of just a single seat of that
kind of
software?
Yes, but I hadn't thought about licensing, that's a good point.
I wonder if these companies even keep around a piece of their history
or if its lost forever? Does E&S have copies of everything that they have
produced?
I didn't see things earlier than 1988 when I was there; I never saw a
Line Drawing System, a Picture System or a Picture System II. I did
see a PS/390.
The rest of the world is no different. Once a product
is no longer a
source of revenue, it is disposed of. If it is archived, the chances of
anyone getting access to it outside the company is vanishingly small.
I wonder if any hobbyist has ever tried to secure a source code escroe
on the stuff they use :-).
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