What to do for people who might want Xy4 or XyWin and cannot get it legally

[Jane Van Tassel 101233.342@xxxxxxxx]

As Patricia M. Godfrey pointed out, the thread "Xy and XML" has led us to
this topic.

I too "know a couple of people who would, I think, take very kindly to Xy,"
but I agree that there's not much point in "telling them about something
they cannot get." I'd probably put it more strongly: that giving some
people access to XyWrite would be a mitzva, if it could be done.

I'm in a related but not identical position myself. During the last few
moves from one PC to the next, I've lost some of my Xy4 and XyWin floppies;
and the versions transplanted from the previous PC have grown steadily more
corrupt. I still have the _manuals_ for both Xy4 (DOS) and XyWin, but am
finding it harder and harder to use either program. Where do I go to
renew/refresh/rejuvenate my XyWrite(s) from the ground up?

Cheers
Eric Van Tassel

PS: I share the sentiments of whoever said recently that Nota Bene just
doesn't feel the same. I acquired it a couple of years back but just
couldn't get my brain/fingers around it. My fault, no doubt (I'm over 60,
and presumably neither digits nor grey matter are as nimble as they were
when I started with Xy3+ 15 years ago), but I dearly would like to stay
with XyWrite.