Dear Mr. Rickard:

I need to draw your attention to incorrect information appearing in your
March issue about Accolade in an article titled "A Surprising Reverse on
Reverse Engineering."

In the article written by Lance Rose, it states "Accolade, like Atari, was a
licensed developer of Sega game cartridges that sought a way to keep more of
the profits by developing its own Sega-compatible cartridges outside the
license, through reverse engineering that required the production of interim
copies of Sega software strictly for study purposes."

It is important for your readers to know that Accolade has never been, nor
claimed to be, a licensee of Sega. Accolade independently developed its
knowledge of the Sega's Genesis system, and used such information to develop
its games. The article does correctly state that the court recently ruled
that Accolade was within the law in reverse engineering and it was considered
"fair use."

I appreciate your sharing this information with your readers. I will be sure
to keep you information as new developments arise in this landmark case of
Sega vs. Accolade.

 Sincerely,
 Melinda Mongelluzzo
 Product Publicity Manager, Accolade.

 Melinda:

Our apologies for the significant error. Consider this information shared
with our readers.

 Jack Rickard