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From: halloran@unirot.UUCP (Bob Halloran)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: writing to Apple about MacCartridge
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Date: Wed, 9-Apr-86 08:49:46 EST
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In article <2093@uwmacc.UUCP> demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) writes:
>A question about MacCartridge:
>
>   Did I miss something? Why should *anyone* care about Apple's approval?
>If the thing was made *wothout* any Apple software or hardware, what
>legal claim do they have to prevent this fellow from selling them? 

The problem is that it DOES use Apple software: the cartridge takes
the PROMs from a Mac, adds some code to reroute things for the ST
hardware, and plugs into the ST cartridge port.  Since they're using
the Mac ROMs, they DO need to clear it with Sculley et al.

While I concur on the GEM issue, this is a clear case of re-use.  I
hope Apple clears him, but I suspect they won't.

					Robert Halloran, Consultant
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