PE> In fairness, there are probably about 3 cases of it in the
PE> world. You could well be number 4. That would be good for a
PE> laugh, getting a patent on being about to send a string to your
PE> modem if you receive the word "CONNECT" from your modem.

BL>   The idea and its implementation are perfectly patentable... just
BL> like icons were. Code is $35 an hour; the Apple patent was worth a
BL> billion.

They might have been but he's published in a public forum now so he's rooted.

Rgds
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