‘Don’t Copy That Floppy’: The Untold History of Apple II Software Piracy (www.vice.com)

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The initial Locksmith advertisement that started the trouble. Published in MICRO: The 6502 Journal, January 1981, 80.

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[-] railcar@midwest.social 11 points 2 weeks ago

In ye olde days software was obscenely expensive. That $74 is $260 inflation adjusted. Imagine losing your Word Perfect disks to an accident. That was a $2000 investment in today's dollars. Which means Zork II cost more than the latest Zelda. There was a reason people tied up phone lines for hours to get on the local BBS.

[-] UniversalMonk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I grew up on those days, and missed most of the computer revolution simply because my family couldn't afford any of it. I did have a rich friend that dabbled, so I got so see the edges of it, but I didn't get to dive in deep like a lot of people did in those days. I'm making up for it now, though!