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Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!parc!biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!csus.edu!netcom.com!rrward
From: rrward@netcom.com (Richard Ward)
Subject: Re: Oh have you heard? (the sorry state of software suits)
Message-ID: <rrwardCtMz3o.1JF@netcom.com>
Organization: Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems
References: <1994Jul27.153556.15309@martha.utcc.utk.edu> <316isd$5ac@search01.news.aol.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 05:55:00 GMT
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In article <316isd$5ac@search01.news.aol.com> doomofman@aol.com (Doomofman) writes:
>In article <1994Jul27.153556.15309@martha.utcc.utk.edu>,
>mwilliam@utkvx.utk.edu writes:
>
>> It seems that when it became clear that Doom was a success, Apple
>> claimed patent infringement on the grounds that the exploding barrel
>> sequence was based on their "bulging trash can" icon. id paid Apple
>> an undisclosed amount, and agreed not to put exploding barrels in
>> Doom II.
>
>Is this true? It's absolutely detestable. I'm sick and tired of all the
[le chomp!]
It is not true. Someone is pulling your leg (it seems that for some unknown
reason lot's of people like to bag on DOOM, ID, and generally make up stupid
crap). Chock it up with the other urban legends (like a cop has to tell you
he is a cop if you ask him).
Richard