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Article #7671

Re: PC ROM copying

#7671
From: brown
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1986 04:36
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In article <1677@tekgvs.UUCP> keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson) writes:
>First of all - copying the ROMs from a PC-2 machine to put in the
>PC-1 is stealing. But enough about *my* hang-ups...

Are you sure about that?  How can you steal an IBM ROM to place into an
IBM machine?!?!?!  It's their product in their machine?!?!?!

There isn't a jury in these states that are going to hang you on that one.
I doubt that IBM would try to hang you either.  It would make them look
pretty foolish.  I'm sure they hate having to make those dumb little $30
(there abouts) ROM kits.
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From: brown@nicmad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: PC ROM copying
Message-ID: <820@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Aug-86 00:36:38 EDT
Article-I.D.: nicmad.820
Posted: Fri Aug 15 00:36:38 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 15-Aug-86 20:14:35 EDT
References: <570@watmum.UUCP> <1677@tekgvs.UUCP>
Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI
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