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Clone Wars 2 (12/31/97)
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A scant few months after the end of the original Clone Wars, which concluded with Power Computing selling its Mac OS license back to Apple and then slowly fading into irrelevance, we're now seeing the beginnings of Clone Wars 2: The Cloners Strike Back. And no, Power Computing isn't back from the dead, and Joel Kocher isn't leading the charge. This time, it's PowerTools and Victor Wong who are fighting for their right to clone. Their weapons? Legal action and public outcry.

You've already heard about how PowerTools is suing Apple and UMAX for conspiring to stop delivering them cerfified Mac clone parts, thus making it impossible for PowerTools to operate. But unless you've visited PowerTools' web site, you haven't gotten the huge surge of déjà vu from seeing their banner graphic. The "We Were Different" parody smacks of the sort of marketing tactics once brandished by the now-vanquished Power Computing. Can it work better for PowerTools?

While a picture is worth 832 words (inflation!), those of you who want to get to the guts of the matter can also find copies of the federal complaint and the state petition on the PowerTools site. Brace yourselves-- it's going to be a bumpy ride.

 
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The above scene was taken from the 12/31/97 episode:

December 31, 1997: (Sorry—this was before we started writing intro text for each episode!)

Other scenes from that episode:

  • 315: New CEO Accepts Job (12/31/97)   A Christmas miracle! It's a new year, and Michael Murdock, a 36-year-old Bay Area computer consultant with no previous CEO experience, is Apple's new Chief Executive Officer. After months of emailing and calling Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison offering to take the job, on a couple of days before Christmas he received email messages from both Larry and Steve asking him when he could start...

  • 316: Blinded With Science (12/31/97)   Just a few days before MacWorld Expo commences, Business Wire reports the lineup of the much-anticipated keynote addresses. As Apple Recon, in all their omniscient glory, reported weeks ago, there will be several keynotes with multiple speakers...

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