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...high-priced world of personal computers, something-for-nothing is rare. But, for almost no cost it is possible to obtain thousands of public domain games, utilities and other programs, without breaking copyright laws. Amateur and professional programmers often write small programs which they don't want to sell. Instead, they offer these programs free of charge, to any interested computer users who can find them...
...Harvard, public domain software for the Macintosh, and IBM compatibles is readily available through the Harvard Computer Society users' groups and on the large mainframes in the Science Center...
...easiest way to get public domain software is to copy it from friends. But, for those with few software-rich friends, the Happy Hacker can provide a basic lesson in where and how to obtain free software...
...next important step to logging-in is obtaining a communications program. Macintosh owners can purchase MacTerminal or can obtain programs such as Red Ryder from other Mac users (Red Ryder is semi-public domain; instead of being sold in stores, the author expects users to send in a fee if they plan to use the program...
Once logged on to Class 4, IBM users should type FTP HUSC6 and Macintosh users should type FTP SUMEX-AIM.ARPA. FTP is a program which enables users to hook-up to other computer system; in this case HUSC6 which contains the Harvard Computer Society's Public Domain software library and SUMEX which has thousands of Macintosh programs...