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Reply-To: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Cheshire Chuqui)
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>Is it legal to copy the Mac ROM data onto a diskette?  If so, perhaps a
>'leach' technique could be used by a mac-compatible machine.

This is, I believe, called stealing. Last I looked, stealing wasn't legal.

Two precedents-- Apple vs. Franklin Computer over the Franklin clones
borrowing Apple's software (Franklin lost) and Microsoft vs. Advanced Logic
Systems over ALS's CPM board for the Apple-- ALS 'borrowed' the boot proms
from the Microsoft CP/M card and got caught (the programmers initials were
hidden in a documented but not obvious position-- interesting proof). The
mac roms are proprietary and I'm sure that they are covered by copyright,
at least. Any Mac compatible that attempts to use them without licensing
the technology from apple will find themselves in deep trouble, and Apple
will be more than happy to jump on them (justifiably so-- the development
costs in those rams are enormous). 

chuq
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