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'''Zip Technology''' (Zip Chip, Inc.) was a company started by former employees of [[McT]], which made the SpeeDemon accelerator for the Apple II. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_accelerators] It was incorporated on October 10, 1986, and headed by J.P. Heyes. [http://california.14thstory.com/zip-chip-inc.html]
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Zip Chip, Inc. dba '''Zip Technology''' was a company that made the Zip Chip accelerator for the Apple II. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_accelerators] It was incorporated on October 10, 1986, and headed by J.P. Heyes. [http://california.14thstory.com/zip-chip-inc.html]
  
Zip made the Zip Chip Apple II accelerator, and Bits & Pieces, another company started by former McT employees, made the Rocket Chip. Zip successfully sued Bits & Pieces for patent infringement and consequently forced that company out of business. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_accelerators]
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Zip was one of two companies started by former employees of [[McT]], which made the SpeeDemon accelerator. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_accelerators] The other was Bits & Pieces Technology, which made the RocketChip accelerator. Zip successfully sued Bits & Pieces for patent infringement and consequently forced that company out of business. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_accelerators]
  
 
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Revision as of 00:38, 19 November 2018

Zip Chip, Inc. dba Zip Technology was a company that made the Zip Chip accelerator for the Apple II. [1] It was incorporated on October 10, 1986, and headed by J.P. Heyes. [2]

Zip was one of two companies started by former employees of McT, which made the SpeeDemon accelerator. [3] The other was Bits & Pieces Technology, which made the RocketChip accelerator. Zip successfully sued Bits & Pieces for patent infringement and consequently forced that company out of business. [4]

Research Methods: Online resources

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