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From: cohen@santa_fe.ebay.sun.com (Michael A. Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Anti-International Mac Software
Message-ID: <754@suntops.Tops.Sun.COM>
Date: 9 Mar 90 02:27:50 GMT
References: <1990Mar8.191013.451@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
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Organization: TOPS, Inc.
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In article <1990Mar8.191013.451@Neon.Stanford.EDU> 
philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick) writes:
> > Some products like TOPS [stuff deleted] have labeled their packages: 
> > "Not for export. For sale in the US only."
> Can a representative of the companies producing any of the named 
> products comment?

    I'm not positive, but I think the reason that TOPS has the "For Sale 
in US only" label is due to U.S. Law.  The U.S. Gov't is very strict about 
exports of computer products and software.

    As far as running on International Systems, TOPS places great emphasis 
on internationalizing our software.  We have versions of our Mac products
(TOPS/Mac 3.0 File-Sharing and InBox 3.0) for most European countries,
as well as Kanji versions.  [Aside: In fact, Apple-Japan recommends
TOPS/Mac, because AppleShare doesn't work correctly with their Kanji
systems (maybe they've fixed it by now?)].

 
Michael Cohen
T_O_P_S
cohen@santa_fe.ebay.sun.com

disclaimer: my opinions! all mine!