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From: wuti@pipeline.com (Joshua Rodman)
Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Subject: Re: Oh have you heard?
Date: 30 Jul 1994 13:29:11 -0400
Organization: Pyramid Computers
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styx@agora.rdrop.com (Michael Glosenger) wrote:
>
>mwilliam@utkvx.utk.edu wrote:
>
>: On Monday id settled in the suit filed against them
>by Apple Computer.
>: 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.
>
> Are you serious?!? Apple actually brought about a
>lawsuit on something as unrelated as that? I say
>somebody should build a nuclear bomb and blow up the
>main Apple office... I mean, them Macs ain't good for
>nuth'n anyway... ;)
Well now. This thread is useful for proving two points.
One, it backs up ole P.T.Barnum: "There's one born every
minute."
Two, Apple Computers needs a MAJOR PR reworking if things
such as this are believed about them this easily.
Cause.................
Oscar-Myer has a way of altering your D-N-A..