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Re: mac-compatible design technique

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From: Jim Budler
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 1984 15:54
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In article <> crum@utah-gr.UUCP (Gary L Crum) writes:
>......
>Once again, my original question:  Is it legal to copy the Mac ROM data onto
>a diskette?  (The data would *not* be packaged with the machine; the customer
>could merely find a friend's mac to get the data from)
>
>
All you have done is changed the illegal act from the manufacturer
of the clone to the individual purchasers, perhaps making it more
difficult for apple to prosecute but NOT more legal.
-- 
 Jim Budler
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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From: jimb@amd.UUCP (Jim Budler)
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Subject: Re: mac-compatible design technique
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Date: Tue, 4-Dec-84 10:54:46 EST
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