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From: jyen@cs.utexas.edu (John Yen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: System 7.0
Summary: patent virtual memory for the Mac? funny thought
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Date: 19 May 89 15:12:28 GMT
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> In article <78153@ti-csl.csc.ti.com> holland@m2.UUCP (Fred Hollander) writes:
>I'm still waiting for word on
>the lawsuit.  Connectix said they have a patent on the only method of
>virtual memory for the Mac.  "As far as I know, there's only one way
>to do virtual memory on the Mac, and I've filed a patent application
>on it."  -- Jonathan Garber, president, Connectix (MacWeek, 1/31/89)
 
  Granted that reality doesn't always interface with the law very well, but the
last time I studied all the techniques collectively called virtual memory, I
didn't see just one solution.  Does anyone know exactly what Connectix
is filing a patent application on?

John Yen (jyen@cs.utexas.edu)