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From: rick@rochester.UUCP (Rick Floyd)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Wombat computer suit
Message-ID: <4700@rochester.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 18:43:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  2 18:43:15 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 01:49:59 EST
Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept.
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In the February 1984 Byte (well - I wanted to look at the Macintosh
pictures), page 8, was the following important piece of information:

	"Apple Computer Inc. lost a copyright suit against an Australian
	 computer dealer that sold the Taiwan-made Wombat computer, an
	 Apple-compatable machine reportedly selling for about one-third
	 of the Apple's price. Apple was told by an Australian federal
	 court that computer ROM programs are not literary works and
	 couldn't be protected by Australia's copyright laws...

Watch out unc!tim. They'll be everywhere soon.

	rick floyd
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	"Have you hugged my T-shirt today?"