Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!shuksan!tahoma!prl3546 From: prl3546@tahoma.UUCP (Philip R. Lindberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Apology to APPLE Message-ID: <948@tahoma.UUCP> Date: 5 Feb 90 17:33:56 GMT References: <1990Jan31.024145.1099@NCoast.ORG> Organization: The Boeing Co., BCA FSL, Seattle, WA Lines: 25 From article <1990Jan31.024145.1099@NCoast.ORG>, by allbery@NCoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery): > As quoted from by sn15+@andrew.cmu.edu (Steve Neas): > +--------------- > | >On the lighter side, I didn't even know there WERE any Apple clones > | >aside from the PINEapple (apple II clones) machines I saw in Hong Kong. > | >Somebody enlighten me. > | > | I've seen the Laser 128 in Computer Direct catalogs for a long time now. > +--------------- > > How quickly we forget. Anyone else remember the Franklin ACE I (and the > lawsuit)? Central Point (market's the Laser 128) has already gone the lawsuit route with Apple, AND WON!! They reverse engineered it and did a much better job than the ACE. They've been putting out the Laser for enough years now that I wouldn't worry about it going away. Obviously you haven't been following this situation. +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Phil Lindberg snail mail: 13845 S.E. 131 ST | | UUCP: ..!uunet!bcstec!tahoma!prl3546 Renton, WA 98056 | | Disclaimer: I don't speak for my employer (and I not | | sure they even know I exist....) | +--------------------------------------------------------------+