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Royce Priem writes: My name is Royce Priem, executive producer of "Send in the Clones" (working title), a film documenting the rise and fall of the clone industry.

Initially we were going to focus simply on the the industry itself, Apple's direction, the quick starts of the clone companies, and their rather abrupt demise at the hands of Apple.

As I started asking questions, however, it seems there was quite a bit more to the story than the end of the industry. It appears that CHRP was a major player in their demise, although I'm not completely certain at this point. My difficulty currently revolves around information resources. The moment I start asking questions about CHRP, suddenly my resources dry up.

What I'm looking for are individuals who worked either in the R&D or board positions of the various cloners, and CHRP systems for review and benchmarking. If you know anyone who worked in those capacities that might be interested in participating I'd be most grateful if you would pass along my email address. Thank you for your time.

Stories, thoughts, opinons or info?

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