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From: marbru@attc.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
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Subject: Re: 3d rotation in room coords?
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Date: 8 Mar 91 23:16:52 GMT
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In article <13825@life.ai.mit.edu> sundar@ai.mit.edu writes:
>Ah yes.. Now I see. Introducing a sine (or a cosine) in the mapping 
>between mouse to viewpoint co-ordinates clearly constitutes a
>non-trivial extension that deserves a patent. Give me a break!
>
   Isn't the most innovative part of any invention the discovery
   that it can be patented ?


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