I wouldn't have access too if it were not for the local pirate scene. Even owners of local software houses doing professional accounting systems didn't mind cop

I wouldn't have access too if it were not for the local pirate scene. Even owners of local software houses doing professional accounting systems didn't mind copying a few disks of software they paid for to a kid who knew how to ask. If you got something new, you'd immediately share with your colleagues. And everybody kept in mind that if we ever started making money from our hobby, one of our first investments would be into buying properly licensed copies of the tools we used.