Re: Can I still buy VB 5 or 6 ?

From: Jim Carlock (anonymous_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:54:38 -0400

Microsoft is giving away some VB.net products free of charge.
Can download the VC.net product free. Then perhaps get a
VB 6 downgrade. After all, in the intellectual scheme of things
VC.net is a higher product than any non-net VB product.

;-) It works in my book, and it might be worth a try but you'll
have to go directly to Microsoft to ask the questions. 

-- 
Jim Carlock
http://www.votetoimpeach.org/
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"J French" wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:37:52 -0400, "Rick Rothstein" wrote:
>
>> I would like to buy VB 5 or 6, I have searched the internet
>> but it looks like this is against microsoft's policy. Does
>> anyone know where I can get it (must be legal).
>
>I can't personally vouch for any of the vendors listed, but you might
>want to check out the referenced links listed here...
>
The original post was missing, so I'll latch onto this strand
Be /very/ careful buying software from EBay
- you could land up paying full price for CD copies or Thai/Hong
Kong/Taiwan copies
If you /just/ want to use VB5/6 then steal a copy
If you want a proper licence then buy VB.NET and 'do a downgrade'
Have a long look at this link:
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/previous/downgrade.aspx
>From my experience patrolling EBay for a few months, if you buy VB5/6
there you will probably land up with an over-priced pirate copy