The Origins of DOS

Fred Cisin wrote: LNW Research ripped of the machine, the firmware. Did it run a different O/S? I know that it and Pineapple (in various guises) all were of the opinion that the contents of rom were not subject to copyright, and probably forced the process that lead to what is called DRM now in part. When the lawsuits were done, both LNW, and the Pineapple people all ceased operation overnight (at least in the US). Most of the Pineapple people were headquartered in the LA area where I am, and there were junk ones on the market for a year after they were shut down. LNW was headquartered in Irvine, I think, and the operators moved immediatly to found ALR after ceaing operation doing LNW, but did it with licensed designs, etc.