[NTLUG:Discuss] Crazy request

[Chris DesJardins]

Win95 Special Edition. Only 5,000 made. Originally $210 or $110 for the
Upgrade version.
NIB still shrink wrapped. I believe this was never offered for sale to the
public, but given away to Microsoft Employees.

I'm going to put it up on Ebay to see what it would fetch. If anyone's
interested, DM me an offer.
On Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 7:03 PM Steve Litt <> wrote:

> Leroy Tennison said on Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:26:10 +0000 (UTC)
>
> >Does anyone have a copy of Windows 95 with license?  I need to create
> >a virtual machine with it because I have some old software (which
> >would be really expensive to replace) that runs on it.  I realize the
> >risks - I'm not even going to configure a network card for this VM,
> >there are ways of getting any data I save off by other means.  Thanks
> >for your help.
>
> Unless you're asking the person to send you the official Win95
> installer CD, delete all copies of it that he may have, and delete all
> VMs or dualboots using it, you're asking the person to violate the law
> and subject themselves to copyright penalties
> ( https://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/infringement ). And even if the person
> gives you all copies, I don't know whether the license prevented
> transfer or second sale. And before you tell me about the first sale
> doctrine, being on the right side of the law doesn't prevent you or the
> person who does you this favor from enduring a time consuming and
> expensive lawsuit, even if such lawsuit is without merit.
> You say your old software would be really expensive to replace. Would
> it cost $150,000 USD? Because that's what it might cost somebody who
> cooperates with you.
>
> And beware, because as I remember, in order to install Win95 you need
> to be able to give the installer access to a MS-DOS installer floppy.
>
> I'm not a lawyer, and this isn't legal advice, but I wouldn't be caught
> dead cooperating with such a scheme. There's a reason we use Free
> Software: To steer clear of this kind of situation.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
>
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