4 Sep
2007
4 Sep
'07
3:41 p.m.
On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Andrew Lynch wrote:
Are any of the original MicroSolutions MatchPoint PC
designers still around? Does anyone own the
MatchPoint PC IP or is it now officially
"abandonware"?
Although MicroSolutions does not sell it any more, they are definitely
still around, and would protect their intellectual property.
It is NOT "abandonware". (Legally, there ain't no sech animal - just
because you don't know who owns something does NOT mean that you can lay
claim to it)
There is nothing special to the design. You could easily design your own
board to do the same, or comparable. Take a close look at what the
hardware does on it, "Apple Turnover", "CP Option board deluxe", and
Catweasel. It would be EASIER to design your own than to try to reverse
engineer the existing product.