From: shadow{at}shadowgard.com

On 5 Dec 2003 at 16:15, Chris Simmonds wrote:

> 
> 
> Point 1: you can get a US software patent on almost anything (I have one 
> myself). Microsoft have one on copying data from one memory location to 
> another.
> 
> Point 2: These patents all relate to the use of LFN in FAT file systems. 
> Plain FAT 12 and FAT 16 file systems are not covered, so far as I can 
> tell. This may explain the relicense of some manufacturers to release 
> LFN compatibility code.
> 
> So, I expect all those floppy disks and Compact Flash will be 25 cents 
> more expensive in the future?

Ones that are preformatted maybe. Then again, I can use 
unformatted floppies. And Ditto for CF cards. 

Heck, I have to get around to ordering a few IDE to CF 
adapters. That way I can use CF cards as boot disks for some 
older systems.


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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at krypton dot rain dot com




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