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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Silly IBM law suit
Message-ID: <684@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 8-Sep-87 23:17:47 EDT
Article-I.D.: neoucom.684
Posted: Tue Sep  8 23:17:47 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 12-Sep-87 07:43:38 EDT
References: <681@neoucom.UUCP> <6125@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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Keywords: 2 is a trademark of IBM
Summary: IBM jargon

In article <6125@ut-ngp.UUCP>, omega@ut-ngp.UUCP (Omega.Mosley`) writes:
> ....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".


Acutally, IBM being its typical self calls a motherboard a
"planar".  I also love their word "feature" which referes to a
necessary system component that must be purchased separately at
additional cost.

Of course, IBM isn't alone at inventing piece meal computers.  DEC
also prices every iota of their personal computers separately.

I have to give Brother Blue credit.  Their new machines are quite
nicely assembled, right down to the "made in Usa" sticker next to the
power switch.  My only gripe is that the model 50 should really
have had bigger/faster disk drive ...er "features" avialable.  I
was very surprised to see the 20 meg 80 mS drive lurking in there!
At least, the IBMCACHE helps out.