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It wasn't useful for cloners either anyway, as it was copyrighted.

• digi_owl 11y ago
  Well it could be used to write a spec sheet that then was used on clean room implement a clone. but i guess there was a risk that some terminology or similar could leak through.
  • umaxtu 11y ago
    Compaq managed it with their "Portable".
    • hga 11y ago
      As did Phoenix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Technologies#Cloning_the_IBM_PC_BIOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Technologies#Cloning_t...