StorageTek 9840 - Manual (Page 23)

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Internal Code License Statement
The following is the Internal Code License Agreement from StorageTek:
NOTICE
INTERNAL CODE LICENSE
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STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (“STORAGETEK”), THE MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT. BY
OPENING THE PACKAGE AND ACCEPTING AND USING ANY UNIT OF EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS
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OR RESELLER FROM WHOM YOU ACQUIRED THIS EQUIPMENT. IF THE EQUIPMENT WAS OBTAINED BY YOU
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b. “Internal Code” is Microcode that (i) is an
integral part of Equipment, (ii) is required by
such Equipment to perform its data storage and
retrieval functions, and (iii) executes below the
user interface of such Equipment. Internal code
does not include other Microcode or software,
including data files, which may reside or
execute in or be used by or in connection with
such Equipment, including, without limitation,
Maintenance Code.
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and other software, including data files, which
may reside or execute in or be used by or in
connection with Equipment, and which
detects, records, displays, and/or analyzes
malfunctions in the Equipment.
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(software) that is either imbedded into or is to
be loaded into the Equipment and executes
below the external user interface of such
Equipment. Microcode includes both Internal
Code and Maintenance Code, and may be in
magnetic or other storage media, integrated
circuitry, or other media.
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lease is manufactured by or for StorageTek and
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well as all copies thereof, that may execute in or be
used in the operation or servicing of the Equipment
and that such Microcode is copyrighted by
StorageTek or its licensor(s).
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Equipment, a personal, nontransferable (except as
permitted in the transfer terms in paragraph 7
below), nonexclusive license to use each copy of
the Internal Code (or any replacement provided by
StorageTek or your authorized StorageTek
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