RE: OFFTOPIC but funny

Jordan Mendelson (jordy@wserv.com)
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 17:38:37 -0400

> With the patent, Microsoft's rivals are prohibited
> from manufacturing
> or selling products containing zeroes and ones--the
> mathematical building
> blocks of all computer languages and programs--unless a
> royalty fee of 10
> cents per digit used is paid to the software giant.

This is incorrect.

Rich Grossweiler holds the patent for bit values 1 and 0. His webpage is @
http://reality.sgi.com/employees/rcg/. he is charging a bit ($0.125 (USD))
for a bit.

On a similar note, Matt Conway has patented the algorithm for changing a 1
to a 0. His webpage is @ http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~mjc4y/. Matt has, for
a limited time only, agreed to a license fee of $1 (USD) per bitflip.

A. Chris Long patented the copying of a 0 or 1 from one place to another.
His page is @ http://infopad.EECS.Berkeley.EDU/~allanl/. He offers $1 (USD)
per bit that is copied.

:)

Jordan

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