Can anybody recommend a book about the early days. I am particularly interested in how Apple essentially gave MS a license to copy the Mac OS and the later litigation over the license. Tom
On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 10:16 AM, Mick Ring wrote: > on 12/3/02 8:03, Fernando Giron at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hi, i just sow a movie called "Silicon Pirates" the story of Apple Co. >> and Microsoft. For the experts on apple and msoft that have seen this >> movie how real was this, without taking sides? > > The biggest problem I had with this movie is that it continued the > myth that > Apple did not "invent" the Mac but rather stole it from PARC. This is > wrong > for at least two reasons: > > 1) Apple did, in fact, pay for the technology with stock options that > were > later worth a whole bunch of money. > > 2) Several of the Mac team members had developed some of the ideas > before > PARC ever "invented" them. > > > > -Mick > -- > > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! > | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
