Re: XOR [ was: Linux stifles innovation... ]

Dan Hollis (goemon@anime.net)
Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:01:49 -0800 (PST)


On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 brian@worldcontrol.com wrote:
> In 1984 I received a demand letter for $10,000 from the above
> referenced company as a unlimited license for use of a that
> patent and another patent.
> At the time I ran a company that made graphics cards for IBM PCs.

Did you ignore it or did you pay up?

FWIW I recall there was prior art dating back to 1974 at the very least...

-Dan

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