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Z-Nix, Inc. was a computer peripheral manufacturer in Pomona, California from (fixme: date)-1995.
History
[edit]Founded (???) by (fixme) "Jimmy" Chen. Bankrupt (citing legal fees) 1993(?5?).
Notable for:
- their cordless mouse in (fixme: 80s?) early 1990s
- 2nd (fixme: or third) largest distributor in early 1990s (above Logitech).
- successful lawsuit (fixme: and countersuit) against Microsoft in the 1990s. [1]
- The 'Z-Nix Case' (fixme: link<<<) is referenced as precident in all other Microsoft antitrust actions and suits, because Z-Nix 'won' their antitrust case against Microsoft. [2]
Products
[edit]- Bus Mouse
- Super Mouse
- Super Mouse II (2)
- Cordless Mouse
- Cordless Super Mouse
- (keyboards? - *we* purchased from Znix, may have been OEM, including Dvorak Keyboards w/ZNix branding/logo)
- Trackball
Action(s) -vs- Microsoft
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orlando Sentinel 'November 9, 1990 Newspaper Article about the lawsuit' Retrieved February 2011
- ^ [1] 'InfoWorld Article' (Retrived February 2011)
External links
[edit]- example.com
- [2] - Microsoft 'Identifying 3rd Party Mouse Mfg'
- [3] - Compute Magazine 1991 Article
- [4] Orlando Sentinel 'write up' on the case (ZNix -vs- MS)
- [5] - Press release from Chan (Law Firm) regarding reversal of restraining order
- [6] - 1992 Seattle Times Lawsuit Announcement