Minutes of the FIGGY BAR RT Conference.
 
Date: 04/20/89   Time: 22:34EDT
Attendees:
[[Gary] GARY-S]
[[Kevin] APPERT]
[[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS]
[[Dave] DHWEINSTEIN]
[[weasel] W.SCHOLINE]
  
 Items discussed:trademark infringement,Japanese lawyers,error check in Forth,
                 getting introduced to GEnie and FIGGY interlacing,exploring
                 determinants,Canadian contingent
Minutes:
<APPERT> is here.
<GARY-S> hi kev
<[Kevin] APPERT> hi Gary
<GARY-S> you are it !
<FIGCHAPTERS> is here.
<GARY-S> You missed a chance to tag jax,kev
<[Kevin] APPERT> and here we are, moroned in the real time conference (Vernor 
Vinge forgive me)
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> usual gang of idiots :-)
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> hi gars hi kev
<GARY-S> since well is down - did you answer my inquiry ?
<[Kevin] APPERT> hi Jax, I didn't know we were playing GE-tag
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> is what beink GE-tag, kumrat?
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> what inq, gars?
<GARY-S> re xforth - interesting name - that was the title of one of my 
offerings
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> aha
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> yes answered.
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> good luck getting mail after sequent installed.
<GARY-S> when shall i go back to the well too many times ?
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> xforth is commercial product in beta test have not been 
able to make it compile ...
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> suspect that it will do better with new machine.
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> kev ... what is GE-Tag?
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> .s
<[Kevin] APPERT> when I logged on...
<GARY-S> tell your buddy I own thw trademark to that title
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> .s Empty Stack ok
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> You tell him yourself next time you are in sweden.
<[Kevin] APPERT> it was just Gary and I,...
<[Kevin] APPERT> he said I was it...
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> .s Empty Stack ok
<[Kevin] APPERT> and when you logged on...
<GARY-S> you are testing it - you are figchapter liaison
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> right.
<[Kevin] APPERT> he said I missed my chance to tag you...
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> aha, i see.
<[Kevin] APPERT> humor him, he does good work
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> hmmm ... well, i do not wish to insert myself into a 
legal posture between you two.
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> i will be glad to forward you complete info ...
<[Kevin] APPERT> there is ...
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> and let your lawyer write to him.
<GARY-S> actually, this is not a gouge, but i think he should be notified and 
if you don't want to do it nicely I have other recourses
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> Well, gary, i think he should be notified too!
<[Kevin] APPERT> a peculuar (sp?) specialization developing in the ...
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> But I am not an attorney, and have no understanding of 
the legal issues ...
<[Kevin] APPERT> legal profession...
<[Kevin] APPERT> : computer law.  It is an exercise in making...l
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> If I were to represent you in this matter, without any 
legal training, I would not necessarily properly protect your interest!
<[Kevin] APPERT> all of ur lives miserable...
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> If you wish to retain rights to your trademark ...
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> I will give you his mail address ( paper mail address )
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> and you have your lawyer write to him.
<[Kevin] APPERT> I think Apple is planing to make more money...
<[jax32] FIGCHAPTERS> I suspect ...
<GARY-S> I am not asking for representation - merely forwarding of a mssage and 
the gentleman's address
<[Kevin] APPERT> this year from litigation than from actually selling products..