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>>>>> On 15 Dec 89 15:02:02 GMT, merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal
>>>>> Schwartz) said:
Randal> In article <1989Dec14.205859.8587@relay.nswc.navy.mil>,
Randal> dsill@ophiuchi (Dave Sill) writes:
Dave> In article <1989Dec13.213445.13639@world.std.com>, bzs@world.std.com
Dave> (Barry Shein) writes:

Barry> Before you laugh consider Apple's claim on their copyright on the
Barry> trashcan icon.

Dave> Commodore, bit players though they are, have succeeded in freeing the
Dave> trashcan icon.  The Amiga has used a trashcan icon to graphically
Dave> represent file removal since its release approximately 4 years ago,
Dave> and Apple has made no effort to defend their so-called copyright.

Randal> And the Atari ST is still the same as it ever was, even though Apple
Randal> harrassed DRI (makers of GEM, the Atari and IBM "mac-like" interface)
Randal> into changing the trash-can into something else (selecting "delete"
Randal> from a menu, I think).

Not true -- Apple made them butcher the interface to avoid an
expensive lawsuit.  There is disabled code to do the exploding windows
stuff when you open and close icons.  The file selector doesn't scroll
repeatedly when you click on the scroll arrows.  Both of these things
were origninally in the Gem code, but they were removed or disabled to
make Apple happy.  That's the terrible part about what Apple is doing
-- it doesn't matter if the law backs them up right now.  By the
courts being wishy washy and unclear, Apple can threaten smaller
companies into agreeing with them since the the suit would be very
expensive.
--
Rodney