Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Path: utzoo!censor!meadow!py From: py@meadow.uucp (Peter Yeung) Subject: Re: I have designed a MAC FX Message-ID: <1991Mar4.181052.826@meadow.uucp> Reply-To: py@meadow.UUCP (Peter Yeung) Organization: Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center References: Distribution: comp Date: Mon, 4 Mar 91 18:10:52 GMT In article steveh@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Steven Howell) writes: > > >The question is is it worthing paying a 68040 programmer to write a os >system to patch apples operating roms to mine. its in the area of >$2000 in Australia. What i would like to know is if I can be sued >even though the software is diffrent and the hardware diffrent, but >still does EXACTLY the same job. I know apple will do >anuthing to eliminate any efforts of any copies being attempted >of their system, and I am keen to put may mac frankinstein in hackers >hands as, It.. simply works. I Have spent may hours drawing schmatics >of the system and using protel to produce a board. > The answer is: you cannot afford the legal cost of fighting with Apple (except you have a pocket as deep as Microsoft). I think Apple will be bring you to court as soon as you plan to market your efforts. It does not matter whether you will win in court or not: the legal will kill you before you can see a cent coming in. That is the sad state of the current micro-computer market, be it hardware or software. B-( > > Do any of you 68000 programmers recon its visable. ? > > > > steveh -- Peter Yeung Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center 2000 Argentia Road, Plaza 2, Suite 300 Mississauga, Ont. L5N 1V8 Phone: (416) 542-6300 Fax: (416) 858-2233