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