Joe Geiser wrote:
>
> On Tuesday, March 23, 1999 08:41, Shawn Gordon
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] said,
>
> > Check out http://www.hp.com/pressrel/mar99/19mar99.htm if you haven't
> > already seen.  This is sad for folks in my area because
> > Abtech was a real quality reseller, the support was top notch and the
> machines
> > always looked like new.
>
> If the press release is accurate, and these companies did what HP alleges,
> then they messed up - regardless of what their products looked like when
> sold or their reputations... converting a 3000 to a 9000 and vice versa,
> without using the proper tools (the conversion kits) is illegal.
>
I don't see why Joe.  The whole thing sounds like a monopoly
practice to
me, Restraint of trade.  You are going to tell me if a
manufacturer says
use a screwdriver and I use a pocket knife, THAT is illegal??
If they installed a copied version of MPE that is a different
matter, of
course.  If I own a computer and replace or add a chip of my own,
that is
illegal?

My .02 dollars worth.

Nick D.