5 Dec
1998
5 Dec
'98
1:33 p.m.
Man, pickings are getting slim around here. After looking around for
anything of any historic significance, all I could come up with is a
shrink-wrapped copy of Mosaic Twin. This was a Lotus 123 clone from
around 1986. In 1987, Lotus sued Mosaic for violating their look-and-feel
copyright and won! (So, I assume all copies were recalled and destroyed
and mine is the only surviving copy, right?)
I remember that Lotus tried to sue Borland too, and lost, but they lost
because Quattro Pro wasn't an exact clone. I don't remember if
the idea of look-and-feel copyright was ever thrown out, though. Was it?
How similar is Star Office to Microsoft Office, BTW?
-- Doug