[Coco] History of Tandy/Radio Shack Cassette Recorders

[Neil Morrison]

Why not send me the list and I'll post it on the website?

Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Banerjee" <spam_proof at worldnet.att.net>


> Actually, I used to be a patent examiner (with the US Patent and
> Trademark Office).  You'd be surprised what is patentable,
especially
> these days.  One of the most common questions ever asked of me was
"Why
> are you rejecting my patent when you (the Patent Office) allowed so
many
> others that seem so obvious?"  The answer usually lies in the
claims
> (legalese run-on sentences at the end of the patent) which are
supposed to
> point out exactly what the inventor claims to be his invention.
Er, for
> example, the Wright Brother's patent is not for an airplane.  It is
for a
> particular type of wing flap.  If anyone wants it, I'll explain
more.
>   Now that everything down to business practices are patentable
(which
> would have otherwise been rejected under 35 USC 101), who knows
what
> they're issuing these days...
>   I have a collection of coco-specific patents.  I've given the
list out
> several times before, but will again if anyone wants it.