At 11:21 AM 27/05/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hey Paul or Starfire:
>
>If I write a book, and you copy every word and print a thousand copies, you
>are a thief.
>But you probably are well aware that you are a criminal, and just don't
>care.
>You can kiss my shiny ass!
>
>PS, if you simply hand the gun to the bank robber, you are an acomplace.
>
>Chris Eddy (Earning my pay)
>Pioneer Microsystems, Inc.
>
>Starfire Zhu wrote:
>
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>>
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>



28/5/'98

Criminal, yes!
To charge these prices it is! I also notice that they don't really do any
"Hard chips", although you could say that the W78 is not all that simple.

This sort of activity should NOT be encouraged! For reasons that we all know.

It is my pleasure to say that I would never use this service. Isn't it nice
to see that the code extractors have ethics. (Money back guarantee!).

Dennis