On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Max Eskin wrote:
  > There were
all kinds of small Apple cloners around, with various Apple
> variety and fruit names ("Granny Smith", "McIntosh",
"Pear", etc.).  The 
 Any lawsuits there with that second item? 
 
No, as far as I know, McIntosh didn't sue Apple for using such a similar
name to theirs. :)
Maybe that's why Apple changed the spelling! :)
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca