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From: jwhitnell@cup.portal.com (Jerry D Whitnell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Jonathan (Macintosh Clone for somewhat more than $1000!)
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Date: 29 Mar 89 05:21:08 GMT
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Antonio Romero    romero@confidence.princeton.edu writes...
>Given the success of Phoenix, Award and DTK among others at cloning the
>PC BIOS withough legal problems, I don't see how Apple can deal with
>the cloned Mac ROMS through the usual lawsuits, unless they can
>demonstrate the 'uncleanness' of the ROMS.

The difference between the original PC ROMs and the Macintosh is that
Apple holds patents on several pieces of technology included in the ROM.
So any clone not only has to duplicate the function of the ROM, but also
has the implement those functions without infringing on the patents Apple
holds.  Not a task for the faint of heart or small of pocketbook.

Jerry Whitnell
jwhitnell@cup.portal.com