Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac:44754 comp.sys.ibm.pc:40369 comp.sys.next:4472 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!swbatl!george From: george@swbatl.UUCP (6544) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Babbage Sues Computer Industry!! Message-ID: <1066@swbatl.UUCP> Date: 20 Dec 89 02:41:06 GMT References: <3458@husc6.harvard.edu> Reply-To: george@swbatl.UUCP (George Nincehelser 5-6544) Distribution: na Organization: Southwestern Bell Telephone - Advanced Technology Lab Lines: 14 In article <3458@husc6.harvard.edu> siegel@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel) writes: >In a completely unexpected move today, Charles Babbage, creator of the >"Babbage Numerator", widely recognized to be the prototypical computer, >announced that he and his heirs will be suing all makers of computer >equipment, computer peripherals, computer-driven equipment ... Gee. Why would Charlie do this? Isn't he making enough from his software stores? Talk about shooting your foot that feeds you! ;-) -- / George D. Nincehelser \ uunet!swbatl!george \ / / Southwestern Bell Telephone \ Phone: (314) 235-6544 \ / / / Advanced Technology Laboratory \ Fax: (314) 235-5797 \ / / / /\ 1010 Pine, St. Louis, MO 63301 \ de asini umbra disceptare \