From: DANIEL CHIVERS <s009dsc AT discover DOT wright DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Future version of MacOS code named Allegro
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 14:30:26 -0400
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On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, James MacDonald wrote:

> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 12:44:43 +0100
> From: James MacDonald <trill AT netbook DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Subject: Re: Future version of MacOS code named Allegro
> 
> In article <33D4CD98 DOT CFD2D21F AT beushausen DOT wl DOT eunet DOT de>, Gunnar Beushausen
> <user AT beushausen DOT wl DOT eunet DOT de> scribbled :
> >I don't think that's true! Chicago and Copland are city names.


Chicago is the name of a band.


> I thought that Copland was the name of a composer (Aaron Copland, hence
> the 'Aaron' GUI upgrade for the Mac)
> > Names for
> >cities, rivers or stars cannot be copyrighted. That's why Chicago was
> >renamed Windows95 or Klamath Pentium II. The name Allegro in fact can be
> >copyrighted. Perhaps it would be better if Shawn would register the name
> >for himself? Although i don't know if it's necessary because Mac Allegro
> >is hardware and Shawn's Allegro is software.
> No, Mac Allegro is going to be an OS. First there will be Rhapsody, then
> there will be Tempo, and then Allegro (or something like it). Allegro is
> scheduled for late 98, I believe.


It doesn't matter what it is...do you remember that stupid band Green
Jelly who did "Little pig Little Pig..whatever"?  Well, their original
name was Green Jello, but the Jello company made them change it because it
was copyrighted.  Well anyway, the point is if Shawn wants to keep the
name Allegro for his lib, he should look into copyrighting it.  Or at
least find out what Apple's intentions are.  I think the lib is worth a
copyrighted name.  Name or not, it is still the same library.  



> 
> Allegro (either one) could always be renamed 'Largo' (especially for
> Mac, largo being a >>slow<< tempo(TM))
> 
> Also, can you copyright 'tempo'? 
> -- 


       		             Daniel S. Chivers                    
		             email: s009dsc AT discover DOT wright DOT edu   
                             Computer Science Major @ WSU         
                             a.k.a. Spinal / "the guitar god"     
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