Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rugby.cis.ohio-state.edu!dan_butzer From: dan_butzer@rugby.cis.ohio-state.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: PhoneNET receives patent Message-ID: <78357@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 21 Mar 90 14:40:36 GMT References: <42.26076CFC@imagery.FIDONET.ORG> Sender: usenet_news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: Dan Butzer Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer & Information Science Lines: 25 > >the clones that the patent was forthcoming. > >A quick look at a handy PhoneNet connector reveals the notation "Patent Pending". This is indeed notice to all that a patent application is in the works and to beware. The clone makers undertook development at their own risk. Because of the backlog at the US Patent & Trademark Office, the timing was most probably not of Farallon's doing. Incidentally, whem it came out, Farallon's pricing (and technical capability of the equipment) was a substantial improvement over Apple's cabling scheme. You hit the nail on the HEAD! A year ago we pulled out a 150 node appletalk internet and replaced it all with Farallon Phone-Net. I won't say what was installed previously but it was ALWAYS failing. We looked at some of the cheaper Phone-Net clones and found the workmanship of Farralon made Farallon worth the extra bucks. To be honest I hope they impose very strick quality control requirements on licensees that have yet to improve quality. BTW, I can count the Phone-Net failures in the last year on 1 hand. We used to see that many in a week with the old stuff. A very satisfied customer .... --Dan (standard disclaimers) -=- Dan Butzer || butzer@cis.ohio-state.edu IICF/CIS Hardware Support || voice: 614-292-7350 fax: 614-292-9021 "Fire in the hole..." || 2036 Neil Ave, Columbus OH 43210