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From: alan@rnms1.paradyne.com (0000-Alan Lovejoy(0000))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Jonathan (Macintosh Clone for somewhat more than $1000!)
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Date: 31 Mar 89 02:52:58 GMT
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In article <6806@saturn.ucsc.edu> aaronrp@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Aaron Priven) writes:
>I'm sorry, but I've NEVER heard of any of these patents before. Patents
>rarely cover software because if they did, the software would have to
>be made completely public -- Apple would have to write it up and send it
>to the Library of Congress. I don't believe that's happened. I suppose
>the *archictecture* could be patented but if so, the Magic Sac wouldn't
>be possible.

Sorry to disappoint you.  I don't know anything about Apple software patents,
but here at AT&T Paradyne, WE have lots of software patents on our data
communications products.  They're expressed as "circuits," but they're
implemented as software (we have unique technology that permits us to
do this).


Alan Lovejoy; alan@pdn; 813-530-2211; AT&T Paradyne: 8550 Ulmerton, Largo, FL.
Disclaimer: I do not speak for AT&T Paradyne.  They do not speak for me. 
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