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From: paul@torch.UUCP (Paul Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: Interesting Patents (was Lawsuit etc...)
Message-ID: <81@torch.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 88 12:48:17 GMT
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Keywords: Apple, Microsoft, Atari, DRI, Xerox, IBM

In article <2672@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> amlovell@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony M Lovell) writes:
>
>I was just thinking of some nice things I'd like to patent if I wanted
>to make a fortune in computers and electronics.
>I think I like the ON switch best.  Any other get-rich quick schemes?

Funny you should say that, but someone DOES hold the patent for the
exclusive-or'ed text cursor. Maybe not as fundamental as the ON switch, but
VERY worthwhile for the owners non-the-less!

- Paul.