The Software Link, Inc.
IndustryComputer software
FoundedAugust 2, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-08-02)
Founders
  • Rod Roark
  • Gary Robertson
DefunctJuly 4, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-07-04)
Headquarters
Norcross, Georgia
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United States
ProductsPC-MOS, PC-MOS/386, LANLINK, MultiLink

The Software Link, Inc. (TSL) was a company in Norcross, Georgia that developed software for personal computers from 1986 to 1994. The company was co-founded by Rod Roark and Gary Robertson.[1]

Products

History

PC-MOS figured prominently in the lawsuit Arizona Retail Systems, Inc. v. The Software Link, Inc., where Arizona Retail Systems claimed The Software Link violated implied warranties on PC-MOS. The case is notable because The Software Link argued that it had disclaimed the implied warranties via a license agreement on the software's shrinkwrap licensing. The result of the case, which Arizona Retail Systems won, helped to establish US legal precedent about the enforceability or otherwise of shrinkwrap licensing.[6]

References

  1. ^ Caruana, Anthony (October 23, 2017). "Party Like It's 1987 – PC-MOS/386 Goes Open Source". Lifehacker. Pedestrian Group. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Thompson, M. Keith (September 12, 1989). "PC-MOS Multiuser". PC Magazine. Ziff-Davis. 8 (15): 235–236 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Lach, Eric (November 17, 1986). "Multiuser Operating System to Use 386 Microprocessor's Virtual Modes". InfoWorld. IDG Publications. 8 (46): 15 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Crabb, Don (November 25, 1985). "Easy LAN, LAN Link, Multilink Advanced". InfoWorld. IDG Publications: 57–59 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "New Products/Microcomputers: Micros: Systems". Computerworld. CW Communications. XX (41): 120. 13 October 1986 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Lai, Stanley (2000). Copyright Protection of Computer Software in the United Kingdom. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 180 et seq. ISBN 9781847311740 – via Google Books.
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