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Whoa. Talk about "power to the people."

Postby Mithrandir » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:58 am

Man, I thought a ton of companies had done work in this area. When is the patent office going to start researching these things...?

http://news.com.com/Microsoft+patents+body+power/2100-1014_3-5244766.html?tag=nefd.top
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Postby Fsiphskilm » Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:23 pm

It's all fun and
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Postby madphilb » Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:47 pm

Volt wrote:The Mouse, the Icons, the desktop, the scrollbar, pretty much everything was invented by Apple.


Actually, it was invented by Xerox who gave it to Steve Jobs becuase they thought the whole thing was a big waste of time and wouldn't make any money.

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Postby glitch1501 » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:17 pm

is that illustration real?

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Postby JediSonic » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:34 pm

is that illustration real?


lol I was wondering the same thing... I guess Gates isnt much of an artist :P

That thing about using your body as a keyboard is nuts... I'd need to write little pictures of keyboard buttons on my arm with a pen to remember :lol:
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Postby Fsiphskilm » Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:34 pm

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Postby Mithrandir » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:25 pm

The question is, did you learn it right? Was it *given* to him, or did he *steal* it. It's all a question of who you ask. This valley is just chock full of intriegue.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Jun 28, 2004 7:09 pm

When I first looked at the article in question I did a double take: oldphilosopher seemed serious, but there was that picture... but upon reading I discovered it was legitimate news after all. Beyond that I am afraid I have very little to say.
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Postby Fsiphskilm » Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:37 pm

Well Actua
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Postby Sieg9986 » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:37 pm

madphilb wrote:Betcha they're kicking themselves now!

Oh, I'll bet they are, and have been for the last 20 years, XD
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Postby Lynx » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:45 pm

what a wonderful picture!
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