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Message #07132



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Evan Dudzik evandude@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 03:39:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Micro Motors, Skitters, and BeetleBots


doncha hate it when people use stuff like that without
checking with mark tilden (assuming they probably
didnt)??? grr... someone should tell mark, at the
very least make sure they checked with him...

--- Jean auBois wrote:
> http://working-ideas-co.com/MicroMotors.htm
>
>
> Are these people knock-off artists? With regard to
> the BeetleBot (oh deary
> me, forgot the (tm) there), the only obviously
> unique difference is that
> they are using a generally circular PC board.
>
> If I happen to be offending anyone with this post,
> pray hold me either (a)
> forgiven or (b) confused as you wish...
>
>
>
> JaB
>


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7133 Fri, 29 Oct 1999 07:34:10 -0400 [alt-beam] Re: Micro Motors, Skitters, and BeetleBots beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Bob Shannon Ian Bernstein wrote:

> Hi
>
> But the patent did run out so theres no problem with this kind of thing
> right? Or did I miss something?

What makes you think the 'popper' design was ever protected by a patent?

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