Path: utzoo!mnetor!george
From: george@mnetor.UUCP (George Hart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Quarterdeck's "patent"
Message-ID: <4994@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: 9 May 89 18:21:17 GMT
References: <1756@husc6.harvard.edu> <4664@megatest.UUCP> <2031@asylum.SF.CA.US>
Reply-To: george@mnetor.UUCP (George Hart)
Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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In article <2031@asylum.SF.CA.US> karl@asylum.UUCP (Karl Auerbach) writes:
>Does anyone have the patent number for the Querterdeck patent?
>				--karl--

The patent number is 4,823,108.  The actual title of the patent is:
"Display System and Memory Architecture and Method for Displaying
 Images in Windows on a Video Display"

Sort of reminded me of the logical devices under IBM VM except it actually
allows direct access to the physical device.

An interesting concept but since it inherently relates to the introduction
of multitasking and device sharing, it will be interesting to see if
another vendor challenges it.
-- 
Regards.....George Hart, Computer X Canada Ltd.

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