NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] IBM PC @ 30: Original review of the Personal Computer Model 5150
IBM PC @ 30: Original review of the Personal Computer Model 5150 http://j.mp/nO5vOe (V3.co.uk) It should not be forgotten that IBM's early publishing of the entire BIOS source code to the PC -- as an appendix in the "gray" looseleaf notebook -- (I still have that here, of course), permitted the flowering of the entire third-party clone PC industry, in distinct contrast to Apple's later methodology of litigating against anyone who attempted to clone a Mac. It's interesting that Apple's "walled garden" mentality in this respect was visible even way back then. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com