Matthew, at 22:26 on Jun 11 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley ...

MP> -=> Quoting Bill Grimsley to Matthew Palmer <=-

MP>> The following text explains how to build a MIDI interface 
MP>> for the Sound Blaster. The circuit is my own design, but 
MP>> works just like
BG>>                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
BG>> Does the term "plagiarism" mean anything to you?

MP> Yep.  The claiming of another's work as one's own.  Now, 
MP> here's one for you. How about "forgery"?

MP> That's right.  Forgery.  Because there is no way known that 
MP> I would have written that, and then proceeded to leave the 
MP> contact details of the designer on the file.  DO you really 
MP> think I'm that dumb?

MP> I put it to you, Mr Grimsley, that to relieve pressure on 
MP> yourself for supplying bogus computer parts prices and to 
MP> discredit me, you edited my message, accused me of 
MP> plagiarism, and hoped that I would curl up in the corner.  
MP> Well, I'm not going to.

I feed Bill his mail and the message in my message base also claims
"my own design".

If the message is a forgery, it didn't happen at Bill's place (or mine).

David
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