[Coco] Possible Coco patent?

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Ward Griffiths    wdg3rd at comcast.net

"What I know [about the art of the sword] boils down to this:  If you see a guy running at you with a sword, put two rounds in his chest to slow him down, then one into his brain to finish him off".  Aaron Allston, _Sidhe Devil_

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From: Aaron Banerjee <spam_proof at verizon.net>
> All:
> 
> I stumbled upon US Patent # 5,572,705 while searching for something  
> entirely different.  I'm trying to guess if they used an old coco  
> (with additions) in constructing this device.  It's got a 6809E and a  
> 6821 PIA.   The patent may be viewed for free at the US Patent and  
> Trademark Office website <http://www.uspto.gov> under the "patents"  
> section.  It is most easily found by doing a "patent number search".
> 
> I was wondering what others thought of this patent:
> 
> 1.  Souped-up coco?
> 2.  Not a coco, but the inventor was familiar with coco and used  
> similar parts for his invention?
> 3.  Mere coincidence?
> 
> Not that it really makes a difference, but the patent was filed/issued  
> long after a 1 Mhz, 32K machine would have been obsolete for most  
> purposes.  I just thought someone on this list might find it  
> interesting.
>                                       - Aaron