Re: [NTLK] xerox

From: THX 1138 (onefishtwofish_at_mac.com)
Date: Fri Dec 21 2001 - 10:18:15 EST


On 12/21/01, Michael J. Hu=DFmann quoth:
>
> > used on Palm handheld devices infringed a patent Xerox received in 1997=
=2E
>
>Didn't Graffiti for the Newton exist prior to 1997?

Well, yeah, my boxed copy has a date of 1994 on it. Prior art
anyone? Unless the patent has to do with Graffiti being bundled with
the system, and intertwined with the hardware. When did the first
Palm Pilot come out?

Be interesting to see how this plays out...

later

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