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From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Apple wins against Microsoft Windows/HP New Wave
Message-ID: <2850@atari.UUCP>
Date: 11 Mar 91 19:00:48 GMT
References: <20926@shlump.nac.dec.com>
Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA
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>>In article <4159.27d64355@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>, 
>>rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins) writes...
>>...is Digital Research and Gem far behind?...

>gilliam@lowlif.dec.com writes:
>Apple did sue DRI in 1985 and won. The Atari license using GEM V1.1 was 
>exempted from the ruling. That's why subsequent versions of GEM are different.

Actually, that's not the case.  I don't know if Apple actually sued DRI,
but I don't think so.  The story as I know it is that they just made
threatening noises, and DRI knuckled under.  DRI agreed to modify GEM to be
less Mac-like (e.g. no overlapping windows), and that got Apple off their
back.  Atari's license pre-dated that agreement, I think.

I'm just blabbering; I don't really know anything.  Have your lawyers talk
to our lawyers if you want facts and legal opinions rather than scuttlebutt.

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Opinions expressed above do not necessarily	-- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.	  ...ames!atari!apratt