Thoughts on Einstien "Stolen" Software?
Posted: 02 Oct 2018 14:34
Hi.
As most of us know by now some software companies called: "Merlin Software", "Syntax Software" and "Orion Software" - released Memotech Software, mostly under other names for the Tatung Einstein Computer.
I wonder if those people in some way got access to the Source codes. As you might know I have released some "new" Memotech games, converted from other Systems like. Sega SG-1000, MSX, Sord M5 and ColecoVision. Normally it take sometimes, cause you need to create a assembler Source from a binary file, if you have the source code its quite easy. And using 1980s tools I bet it took much longer time to create a usable source code than it takes today.
Since the games they converted back then, both was from Continental Software and MegaStar games, make me wonder, if they used the same persons or companies to make the final product ? - I mean did Continental Software and MegaStar Games send the source to some company which recorded it to tapecopies, and in that case could some one steal a copy of the source and supply those companies with the source ?
They still needed to emulate the Soundchip and the Joystick/keyboard reading, but I noticed mostly they will not emulate the noise channel and some times they dont change the name. As I know EinStein games run at org. 0x100 and most MTX tape games are 0x80FF.
I think Andy Key, told me ones, he was pretty sure he did not supply any one with the sourcecode.
Any Thoughts on this subject ?
As most of us know by now some software companies called: "Merlin Software", "Syntax Software" and "Orion Software" - released Memotech Software, mostly under other names for the Tatung Einstein Computer.
I wonder if those people in some way got access to the Source codes. As you might know I have released some "new" Memotech games, converted from other Systems like. Sega SG-1000, MSX, Sord M5 and ColecoVision. Normally it take sometimes, cause you need to create a assembler Source from a binary file, if you have the source code its quite easy. And using 1980s tools I bet it took much longer time to create a usable source code than it takes today.
Since the games they converted back then, both was from Continental Software and MegaStar games, make me wonder, if they used the same persons or companies to make the final product ? - I mean did Continental Software and MegaStar Games send the source to some company which recorded it to tapecopies, and in that case could some one steal a copy of the source and supply those companies with the source ?
They still needed to emulate the Soundchip and the Joystick/keyboard reading, but I noticed mostly they will not emulate the noise channel and some times they dont change the name. As I know EinStein games run at org. 0x100 and most MTX tape games are 0x80FF.
I think Andy Key, told me ones, he was pretty sure he did not supply any one with the sourcecode.
Any Thoughts on this subject ?