OT: Abandoned Software Site

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting Transpower (Sat, 3 Jun 2006 13:40:24 -0400):

> In searching for Mathcad 2.5 for DOS, I discovered an amazing site:
>
> http://vetusware.com/select-by/manufacturer/All/?cat=0
>
> This site allows one to download software now abandoned by the original
> makers.  I checked with Mathsoft to make sure they're no longer selling
> version 2.5 (they're not),

Just remember that "no longer selling" does not imply "abandoned".  I
would recommend investigating this further before downloading software
which may still be under copyright protection.  Somehow I doubt that
Microsoft has "abandoned" Win95 or NT4 and made them free for download.

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