Re: Babbage Sues Computer Industry!!

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From: 6544
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 02:41

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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! ;-)
 
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