Hence this early entry into home computing hardware came with colour graphics, sound, and joystick connectivity. The machine's creator, Steve Wozniak, wanted the Apple II to play a decent game of Breakout, in order to impress his computer club chums. People often forget many Apple II features were based around gaming. That all said, it's vanishingly unlikely you'll get a knock on the door from the boys in blue if you fire up an old copy of Choplifter for Apple II on a brand-new MacBook Pro. Even if you own the original hardware and software, you may find yourself technically on the wrong side of infringement legislation unless you extract the ROMs yourself. Also, your right to download and use digital copies varies from country to country. Ownership of old software varies wildly rights for individual titles may be fiercely guarded, disputed, entirely unknown, or even long ago released into the public domain. Finally, there are legal issues surrounding some emulation.
