Re: Why were my auctions cancelled?

["M. Pender" <mpender@hotmail.com>]

On 4/17/04 5:29 PM, in article 4081a1f2$1_5@corp.newsgroups.com, "Exegete"
<millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote:

> This thread points out one thing - Apple will defend their intellectual
> property rights, even when they aren't making one thin dime from selling
> them. So, considering the thoughts in another thread about creating a
> new "clone" of the II to keep the hardware alive, one had better not
> copy the ROMs, and then try to sell the machine. Unless, of course, you
> copy the Laser or Franklin ROMs, neither of these companies, if they
> still exist, seem inclined to fight like Apple is.
> 
> Roy

IIRC Laser (VTech) did not write the ROMs for the 128, they licensed them
from Microsoft.  I wouldn't recommend anyone try to sell a machine with M$
software in ROM without first getting a license.

- Mike