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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, March 12 2013 @ 07:10 AM EDT |
think about the days before the soundblaster card when all a
computer could do was beep, maybe at multiple pitches but that was the
limit
Ok, according to wikipedia soundblaster was introduced in
1989. In 1981 (some 7-8 years earlier) the Acorn BBC computer was introduced.
It was possible using the supplied hardware to generate speech from the original
sound generator (a 76489) by manipulating the noise channel. So prior to the
soundblaster beeps at multiple pitches were not the limit for sound from a
computer - only for an IBM compatitble computer. There was even add-on
hardware that added a very high quality sound generator to the BBC (music 500
which was controlled by AMPLE) which I think also predates soundblaster.
By
ignoring home or micro computers people are claiming new inventions on old
technology - an Amiga home computer was wheeled into court to show prior
art!
Perhaps it would be better that whenever a computer is mentioned
(especially here) it is qualified by the type of computer, eg a Windows computer
- mathematically an unqualified average is taken to be a mean average but where
the mean and median averages could be expected to significantly differ
unqualifying the average (ie not specifying which average is being used) can be
used to make a biased point (see "How to lie with statistics" by Daryll Huff).
The mode average is also useful for biasing a point. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, March 12 2013 @ 10:08 AM EDT |
"New ways of using existing capabilities of a machine do not make it a new
machine. "
No, but adding the new capabilities to the machine improves the machine.
Improvements to machines are patentable subject matter.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, March 13 2013 @ 10:34 AM EDT |
"I haven't invented a new type of wrench simply by having the idea of using
it on a different type of nut."
However, assuming the lug wrench had never been used to remove a 3/4 inch lug
before (because it was sized for 7/8 I suppose?), you may have invented a new
METHOD of removing a 3/4 inch lug nut.
If you could some how program the lug wrench to employ your new method, you
would indeed have invented an new lug wrench.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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