Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!lethe!torsqnt!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!kazim From: kazim@Apple.COM (Alex Kazim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Hypercard license Infringement !! Summary: Gee, how nice... Keywords: Patent, Hypercard Message-ID: <34962@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 22 Sep 89 17:13:46 GMT References: <3710@unix.SRI.COM> Distribution: na Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 25 In article <3710@unix.SRI.COM> stores@sri-unix.sri.com (Matt Mora) writes: > >The patent covers something called zoomrect that they showed to apple >and after they shown it , scrolling fields were put into hypercard. I guess I'm a little confused here. A zoomrect, to me, means the zooming rect that everyone sees from the Finder. A scrolling field? How is that different than, say, SFGetFile()? And if there really is a patent problem here, shouldn't they be suing Apple? And if we did need a license, shouldn't we have gotten one that covered everyone who used Hypertalk?? Wow. I guess lawyers are worth something. BTW: I HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH THE HYPERCARD TEAM OR APPLE LEGAL. I'M JUST MOUTHING OFF AND I HAVE NO REAL IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!! Disclaimer enough? ==================================================================== Alex Kazim, Apple Computer "We don't use it as tool. We use it as a weapon." -- Some broker talking about his Mac at the Product Intro.