[rescue] FTP site for archive of _all_ old platforms on it's way

[Carl R. Friend]

    On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, Ethan O'Toole wrote:

> Heya everyone, I worked with Charles Shannon Hendrix today on
> setting up a new system that will be quasi-public (registration
> required, but otherwise open ftp) to start to build a library
> of all older OSes and software (commercial and open), for old,
> outdated, not-productive-anymore platforms.

    That's an awesome idea.  Are there openings for commercial stuff
from companies that either no longer exist or have long since gotten
out of the hardware/OS business but which may have some "IP" rights
remaining that "IP squatters" will likely gravitate to?

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