abandonware
Abandonware is computer software (such as an operating
system, word processor, interactive game, or audio file) that is no
longer marketed or distributed by the company that created it, but is
obtainable from some other source. Some popular products that have been at
least temporarily abandoned include NeXTStep, the operating system for the
NeXT
computer; OpenStep, its successor; and many interactive games that were
replaced by more sophisticated products. In some cases, a company or Web
site gets permission from the creator to distribute the abandoned program;
but sometimes they don't. To use abandonware that you download, you often
need a license string that the software recognizes as entitling the
user to install it. In this case, the downloading site provides a license
string that is known to work.
Abandonware is often provided as freeware
or as priced shareware.
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| Last updated on: Apr 11,
2003 |
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