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From: rs1@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Sersted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: Silly IBM law suit
Message-ID: <5394@ihlpa.ATT.COM>
Date: Tue, 8-Sep-87 19:58:58 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihlpa.5394
Posted: Tue Sep  8 19:58:58 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 10-Sep-87 01:33:52 EDT
References: <1098@bsu-cs.UUCP> <1760@brspyr1.BRS.Com>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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Summary: I don't like summaries, linear progressions, yes.
Xref: mnetor comp.sys.ibm.pc:7565 talk.bizarre:3607

In article <1760@brspyr1.BRS.Com>, sam@brspyr1.BRS.Com (Sam Baxter) writes:
> in article <1098@bsu-cs.UUCP>, dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) says:
> >In article <2342@bellcore.bellcore.com> tr@wind.UUCP (tom reingold) writes:
> >>                                                   Computer Land sued
> >>Business Land because of the "Land" in the name.
> > 

		Lots of stuff deleted.

> Somebody find another giant company that once-upon-a-time named
> a product *Something*/2!  Then have THEM sue IBM!)

> 
> Another thought.  I wonder about \2 ...
				^^^^^^^^^
That won't work.  the "\" kills the special meaning of the "2".  Then IBM
will only have part of a trademark.  However, "PS\\2", will work just fine
because the first "\" kills the special meaning of the second "\".

> 
> -- 
> Sam Baxter (sam@rd.BRS.Com)
> BRS Information Technologies;  Latham, NY  12110;  518-783-1161
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But, silliness is fun. -- Me


		Roger Sersted  
		(Bell Labs, Naperville, IL)
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