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Re:RE3(reversed source code for GTA3/VC) has received a DMCA... by royjacobs on Saturday February 20, 2021 @02:27AM (#26202324)
The BIOS used in the original Compaq machines is the classic example of this.
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Re:RE3(reversed source code for GTA3/VC) has received a DMCA... by comprev on Saturday February 20, 2021 @09:39AM (#26204382)
Exactly the example I was thinking of. It was a turning point for Microsoft in the David vs Goliath (IBM) story. Now their software could run on IBM-compatible hardware opening the floodgates for PC manufacturers
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