Xref: utzoo misc.legal:4325 comp.sys.ibm.pc:13621 comp.sys.mac:14383 comp.sys.apple:4849 comp.sys.atari.st:8557 comp.sys.hp:581 comp.sys.amiga:16593 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bbn!rochester!ritcv!gll2139 From: gll2139@ritcv.UUCP (Gerard L. Lanois) Newsgroups: misc.legal,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.hp,comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Apple Challenges HP New Wave, MS-Windows, Potentially OS/2 PM Message-ID: <297@ritcv.UUCP> Date: 24 Mar 88 14:28:44 GMT References: <5480@well.UUCP> <5492@well.UUCP> <1457@ur-tut.UUCP> Reply-To: gll2139@ritcv.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Lines: 31 Keywords: Apple Mac HP Microsoft Windows OS/2 New Wave Frivolous Litigation In article <1457@ur-tut.UUCP> aptr@tut.cc.rochester.edu.UUCP (The Wumpus) writes: >Apple is either getting cockey or just plain stupid. Do they really >think they can take on both HP and Microsoft? After all, the >technology they are talking about was developed by Xerox in the >seventies. (I actually had a chance to play with one of the Xerox >systems in 1982 when they wer about to be replaced.) > >The person responsible for developing the Mac enviorment came from >Xerox PARC. Apple decided (or rather Jobbs decided) to hire him [...] >Apparently, Jobbs made an offer the guy >couldn't refuse. > >Any one want to see Xerox sue the pants off of Apple? yes Yes YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (drool, drool, pant, pant, pant, snicker, pant...) [...] >-- >The Wumpus UUCP: {cmcl2!decvax}!rochester!ur-tut!aptr > BITNET: aptrccss@uorvm > Internet: aptr@tut.cc.rochester.edu >Disclaimer: "Who? When? Me? It was the Booze!" - M. Binkley ============================================================ = Gerard L. Lanois - Rochester INSTITUTION of Technology = = ...rutgers!rochester!ritcv!gll2139 = = gll2139@ritvax.bitnet PO Box 20246, Rochester, NY = = gll2139@ritcv.UUCP 14602 = ============================================================