- 3 - Z-100. Mr. Flanagin was aware that Zenith stopped production of the Z-100. During the years in issue, a generous estimate of the total number of Z-100 users was a few thousand. Mr. Flanagin was aware of the limited number of Z-100 users. A. The Floppy Disk Driver In the late 1980's, Mr. Flanagin developed a floppy disk device driver (DiskPack) for the Z-100. He contacted Zenith to inquire whether it was interested in this software. Zenith informed Mr. Flanagin it was not interested in DiskPack. Zenith referred Mr. Flanagin to Paul Herman (Mr. Herman) who owned Paul Herman, Inc. (PHI). PHI was a one-man, mail-order operation that distributed a newsletter (the Z-100 Lifeline) and Z-100 parts, products, and software to Z-100 users. In 1988 or 1989, Mr. Flanagin contacted Mr. Herman. After some correspondence, Mr. Herman informed Mr. Flanagin that he (Mr. Herman) wanted to distribute DiskPack. In May 1989, Mr. Herman told Mr. Flanagin that he (Mr. Herman) had absolutely no way of knowing what the sales of DiskPack might be. Mr. Herman suggested a selling price of $39 with Mr. Flanagin receiving a 15-percent royalty on gross sales. By August 1992, PHI had sold 250 units of the DiskPack program. In the fall of 1992, PHI offered an updated version ofPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
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