[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] History Bytes

[jdaggett at gate.net]

Neil and All 

It is my understanding from the memo your link refers to is that Samsung now holds 
all Tandy IP with the exception of software done by Microware and Microsoft.

Also it seems that if one were to alter significantly the Basic ROMs to a point that 
they function like them but contained significantly enough different code, then the 
new ROM(s) would not fall under Microsoft's and Microware's patents and/or 
copyrights. 

A Coco on a SoC version with significantly altered hardware that was not 100% 
backward compatible would not fall under copyrights or IP of either Tandy or 
Samsung or AST. 

The main hurdle of a Coco on a SoC is not totally limited to the ROM(s). One must 
also consider that the instruction set of the MC6809 is IP of Motorola. The advanced 
instructions of the HD6309 are also IP of Hitachi. 

just my thoughts

james

On 10 Jan 2005 at 12:02, Neil Morrison wrote:

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