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From: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Pirating Hardware
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Date: 4 Feb 91 06:21:04 GMT
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In article <447@generic.UUCP> ericmcg@pnet91.cts.com (Eric Mcgillicuddy) writes:
>In the early 80's several far eastern companies pirated Apple's hardware. They
>were shut down by Apple's legal department (with a little help from the
>courts). This helped the clone companies copy IBM's design by setting the
>limits on what is pirating and what is compatible. 

I must admit that I have a clone ][+ (my very first computer). It seemed
a lot better than the Commodore Vic-20 with 4K RAM, and it wasn't that much
more expensive. Unfortunately, it died about 2 years ago, so I got a GS to
replace it. It'd be nice if I could get it fixed though...

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