John Fraser’s one-man Mac clone business has been put on hold after a key parts supplier became the target of Apple Computer’s legal team.

As previously reported, 21-year-old Fraser runs his Mac clone business, CoreComputers, out of his home in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Since setting up shop in April, Fraser has been doing a roaring trade selling low-cost, configurable Mac clones based on older motherboards from Apple.
owever, Apple has threatened legal action against Fraser’s motherboard supplier, citing breach of contract, according to Fraser’s website.

“Our distributor was under contract to not sell the Apple components we (rely) on for our business,” Fraser’s website says. “The supplier was unaware of the stipulation when we originally started our business agreements. Now that the facts are clear, they are under legal pressure to stop immediately and (permanently) the sales of Apple components to CoreComputers.”

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Filed under: Apple - @ June 17, 2003 5:39 pm