[107707] in Cypherpunks
Re: CDR: Re: Adieu Privacy: Intel identifiziert Chips
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian B. Riley)
Thu Jan 21 16:59:03 1999
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:43:29 -0500
From: "Brian B. Riley" <brianbr@macconnect.com>
To: <cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com>
Reply-To: "Brian B. Riley" <brianbr@macconnect.com>
On 1/21/99 3:40 PM, Lucky Green (shamrock@cypherpunks.to) passed this
wisdom:
>On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Jim Burnes - Denver wrote:
>
>> Oh...and the obvious followup. Intel is not the only x86
>> player on the market. AMD is becoming a popular alternative
>> (especially in the gaming market where piracy is rampant).
>> Not to mention Cyrix etc etc.
>
>Since CPU's lacking the ID features will be unable to run the modern
>applications of the future, market pressures will force manufacturers of
>Intel compatible CPU's to add equivalent identifers.
I wonder if Bronco Billy will lock in with Intel and make Win2000 into
crippleware sans some sort of ID? Or Uncle (I am from the government and
I am here to help you!) Sam might come down with some rule that IP frames
must have the originator's CPU-ID attached ... scary thought! I know some
Congress critters just stupid enuf to try it!
Brian B. Riley --> http://members.macconnect.com/~brianbr
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