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From: araftis@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Alex Raftis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: ASIC 65816's
Message-ID: <27114dde.31e@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 9 Oct 90 04:11:10 GMT
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Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407
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In article <9010072200.aa19785@generic.UUCP> ericmcg@pnet91.UUCP (Eric Mcgillicuddy) writes:
>The biggest problem in installing the ASIC chip in a TWGS is not technical,
>but legal. ASIC has supposedly signed a two year contract with some Texas
>company ( I don't think it's TI :), as exclusive purchaser of its product. I
>do not think that ASIC is allowed to sell chips to anyone else under the terms
>of this contract. I don't think Faddell will risk a breach of contract suit if
>he can help it. Of course this is just a theory based on rumours, but...
>

For yours, and anyone else's, Applied Engineering is a Texas based company. 
I've also heard this rumor. I've also heard that it was specifically with AE.
And, I've also heard from AE that this was a bunch of BS. You decide.



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