On 01/23/2017 02:50 PM, Julie Marchant wrote: > Though I do wonder, is there a clear case of prior art for this kind of > thing that would invalidate any possible patents? Something technically > designed as a fully functioning computer that plugs into the thing that > gives it all its interfaces? If there is, it would probably be good to > know about it. The last thing we would want is a patent troll coming > along demanding royalties for some obscure patent. :)
Actually, I think I've got one: the Super Game Boy. That was actually a fully-functioning computer with no inputs or outputs of its own; it plugged into a SNES to get all its inputs and outputs. So really, you could say that it was one of the earlier computer cards, while the SNES was its housing. -- Julie Marchant https://onpon4.github.io Protect your emails with GnuPG: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org
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