KIM/MOS-Tech

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Wed Sep 2 12:07:18 1998

On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, Hans Franke wrote:

> > (Caveat: until someone comes forward to claim legitimate ownership.)
>
> Jup, but acording to your ridiculous justice this means
> bancrupcy for the next 3 generation to anyon of 'Us'.

Not necessarily. I think some of this old technology could arguably be
considered in the public domain, with companies having folded, owners
having died, etc. Case in point: the IMSAI 8080. I think whatever
vestiges of ownership of the IMSAI 8080 have been lost to time after the
transformation into ComputerLand, the subsequent bankruptcy and then the
re-birth of ComputerLand as Vanguard. This is what I gather after having
read the book _Once Upon a Time in Computerland_.

Also, who owns the rights to the Altair 8800 now? Percom? ICOM? Ed
Roberts? WHat happened after all the buyouts and bakruptcies?

Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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