MIT want to make $12 Apple II clone

[Fred Cisin]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008, Bob Armstrong wrote:
> >http://news.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view/2008_08_04_De
> signers_on_quest_to_build__12_computer/
>   Thought #1 - Is Apple going to let them do this?  They can build all the
> hardware they want, but Apple still owns the copyright for the Apple ][
> firmware.  Unless Apple goes along with it, they aren't going to be able to
> (legally, that is) duplicate the ROM contents or use any of the Apple owned
> software.

There exist non-infringing copies of the Apple ][ firmware - Basis,
Franklin, and Laser128?

>   Thought #2 - They want somebody to write a web browser for an Apple ][
> ????  A TCP/IP stack I can see, but a whole browser?  Unless they're
> thinking about using Lynx, I suspect not.

Aw.  I like Lynx.  Can a modern style browser be written without the
bloat?


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