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Article #73076Re: looking for configuration files (really: LPF boycott of Apple)
From: To the Ground
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1991 14:17
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1991 14:17
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ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis) writes: > mathew> == To the Ground <mathew@mantis.co.uk> > mathew> My personal decision to buy Atari ST hardware instead of a Mac > mathew> was a direct result of reading LPF arguments against user > mathew> interface copyright and learning that the ST was a supported > mathew> platform for GNU utilities whilst the Mac was not. > > Atari v. North American Philips. > > When was the last time you saw an "Odyssey2" video game? Particularly > the K.C. Munchkin cartridge? Never heard of it. > Apple is suing. Atari has already sued *AND WON* a look-and-feel case... You may like to consider the fact that Atari Games, manufacturer of video games and winner of look-and-feel lawsuits, is a completely different company to Atari Computers, manufacturer of the ST. mathew -- Another would-be Mac owner put off by Apple's monopolistic practices.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,b610a4bf6a30f853 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-11-06 04:45:06 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!zeus.ieee.org!dorm.rutgers.edu!rutgers!stanford.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!uunet!mcsun!uknet!ctssuk!ibmpcug!mantis!mathew From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (To the Ground) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: looking for configuration files (really: LPF boycott of Apple) Message-ID: <J8ZXaB13w164w@mantis.co.uk> Date: 5 Nov 91 14:17:18 GMT References: <CKD.91Nov4123759@eff.org> Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK. Lines: 25