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From: omega@ut-ngp.UUCP (Omega.Mosley`)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Silly IBM law suit
Message-ID: <6125@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 3-Sep-87 00:41:28 EDT
Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.6125
Posted: Thu Sep  3 00:41:28 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Sep-87 08:16:16 EDT
References: <681@neoucom.UUCP>
Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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Keywords: 2 is a trademark of IBM

In article <681@neoucom.UUCP>, wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes:
> I just heard on the news that IBM is suing Orchid and AST for
> mis-using the term PS/2 (apparently tm IBM) in their advertisements.
> OK, I'll grant them that.  IBM aslo filed suit against AST for
> using the suffix "2" in the name of one of their enhancement boards
> intended for use with the PS/2.  I guess that now that IBM owns the
> rights to 2, the rest of us will learn to have to make due with the
> other 9 digits.
> 
> I wonder what Apple with have to say about the Apple II -- or is
> that the "Apple Eye Eye"

....nope. Apple is exempt because it's in reality Apple ][, not Apple II.


....egads, this is just about as silly as Lotus suing over look & feel. Next
thing you know, we'll have IBM telling us they own the rights to the words
"Floppy Disk", "Motherboard", and "8086". Of course, IBM DOES have Net access, 
but all they can do is read. For security reasons they can't post...


						Omega.Mosley

BTW: has anyone REALLY added slots to the Slotless Model 30? We're considering
doing that here if it really works. After delving into the Jr for the past
year, prior track record tends to lend validity to this tale...

...not to mention all the memos I hear that are flying around the Big Blue
Corporatt At At3@Y.