Then you need to also lok for the GRASPRT files as well. They came out right before the .FLI files.

Far -L should have plenty on the old hard drive of the Homegrown BBS. If you want these files I can fire up the old BBS does spike want them emailed to her?

Holy SHIT Gregg Boone is still alaive and kicking!

yup, GRASP/GL/GRASPRT and Sparkle were used to make "video".. i remember downloading them...not the porn ones.


Did you by chance purchase CDROM of files to be used on your BBS? The problem is not finding the content, it's verifying the date stamp of its availability.

Not sure how a BBS log would hold up on court, since it and the date stamp of the file could be manipulated.. but having several SYSOP testify that the BBS log is accurate certainly does help (requires you to give testimony).

The CDROM (not one that you later created as backup, but the original from the software distribution house) could really help to document the date stamp of the file being available prior to 1990.

If you do have a CDROM, let me know.

if you have a non-porn GL file, let me know as well.. the GL files that I have are porn ones, and would rather post a non-porn for others to see...and to show people what prior art looks like (for my purposes i don't need the date verification.. i would take your word and the date stamp on the file to be sufficient for others to see).



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I have some more prior art stuff to post, but just time consuming to dig it back up,.. i post the ones that are easy to view/listen.

Alot of other potential prior art is with experts, and i don't post that info up on the web, but provide that info to any defense attorney involved in a patent abuse or patent infringement case.

I would definitely like to start a library that Fight The Patent Foundation will collect for future patent abuse cases.

I am sure so many wives would want to throw out stacks of computer books and magazines that tech heads collect.... so that we could have those potential prior art docs sent to us, ready for researching for other patent cases that come up.

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Only CDs series I ever bught was Busty babes,,,well as it turns out it was pirated from Penthouse....

Hey wait a minute.

When we did Busty Babes Vol 1, there were 4 other CD-ROMS out there and we followed suit...and it was not Penthouse stuff, it was Playboy for which we settled...and we got a clue, and Busty Vol 2 and 3 were all licensed content...matter of fact all disc's after that was licensed.

We even got sued on our shareware CD-ROM....those were the times in 1991-1993.

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this is what the 2nd letter from acacia looks like..sux big time


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I remember a rollercoaster FLI file and a wierd silver ball one. Was pretty neat when it came out.

How about all Amiga and C64 scene demos and music sent through BBSes in the mid 80s until today? We used to share alot video demos and music in those days. Not the same as today but teoretical it's quite similar to mpegs and mp3s :D

fiveyes: i am sending you an email. hope you didnt mind the length

Is this 50?

Why yes! I do believe it is!


50 BIATCH!

Yes, there were audio files that were shared around, christmas songs, music, etc.. as long as it isn't MIDI or MOD, you may have some prior art.

Most important, is if possible, to be able to verify the date via BBS log file (do a google search on the filename to see if you can find it somewhere), or a CDROM archive that might have it.


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man... I'm feeling old reading all this.