That story is new to me, and rather contradicts what I've heard. The Outbounds were completely legal, and I don't believe Apple ever attempted to sue them. Outbound was still around when the Powerbooks came out, and from what I've read, its the _competition_ that drove them out of business. With Apple making cost-effective laptops, it was no longer economical to buy a clone and Mac ROMs. The Outbound Notebook uses IDE hard drives and camcorder batteries and really doesn't come across at all like the Powerbook 1xx. You can find additional pictures and information at: http://www.applefritter.com/macclones/outbound/laptop/ http://www.applefritter.com/macclones/outbound/notebook/ And information on Mac clones in general at: http://www.applefritter.com/macclones/ Tom Owad ------------------------------Applefritter------------------------------ Apple Prototypes, Clones, & Hacks - The obscure, unusual, & exceptional. ---------------------<http://www.applefritter.com/>---------------------