Here's some info about the Sunnyvale patent library. You can walk-in and do it all yourself, for free. Bring a few rolls of dimes, since they don't make change and their copiers don't have mag-cards. Or, you can put down a deposit and have them copy patents and mail or fax them to you. I've done it both ways. It's on a back street, in an old elementary school complex. A bit hard to find. Call for directions. It's worth spending a day there e.g. looking up crypto patents, if your days aren't in short supply. I found the microcode to the 68000 in there, among other things. John Gilmore Sunnyvale Patent Information Clearinghouse 1500 Partridge Avenue, Building 7 Sunnyvale, CA 94087 +1 408 730 7290 voice +1 408 735 8762 fax Sunnyvale Patent Information Clearinghouse has a complete set of US patents and trademarks from number one to the present issue. We provide rapid document delivery at an affordable price. Orders may be phoned in during office hours (M-F, 9-5) or faxed at your convenience. Patent copy charges are: Regular charge -- $3.55 per patent, 90c/page, plus postage 24 hour turnaround Express mail -- $3.55 per patent, 90c/page, handling fee $8.60, same day service plus express charge (3pm cutoff) Fax -- same day $14.30 per patent, $1.60/page Fax -- within 2 hours $35.65 per patent, $1.60/page Special pick-up $3.55 per patent, 90c/page, handling fee $8.60 in person DEPOSIT ACCOUNT SERVICE: You must establish a deposit account before receiving patent copies. The minimum deposit is $75. On your letterhead stationary, submit names authorized to use the deposit account. Checks should be made payable to the City of Sunnyvale. -- John Gilmore gnu@toad.com -- gnu@cygnus.com -- gnu@eff.org Creating freedom, rather than longer chains, bigger cages, better meals, . . .