Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!Chuck.Phillips From: Chuck.Phillips@FtCollins.NCR.COM (Chuck.Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: ID (P)ROMs (was: Pirates and swapware) Message-ID: Date: 3 Jul 90 22:16:23 GMT References: <1990Jun22.183227.2638@cbnewsl.att.com| <1990Jun24.075559.13459@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> <90176.155439ESDYKE@MTUS5.BITNET> <90179.002354ESDYKE@MTUS5.BITNET> <2493@corpane.UUCP> Sender: uucp@ncr-mpd.FtCollins Organization: NCR Microelectronics, Ft. Collins, CO Lines: 14 In-reply-to: sparks@corpane.UUCP's message of 30 Jun 90 15:23:30 GMT >>>>> On 30 Jun 90 15:23:30 GMT, sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) said: John> The serial number lookup will be cracked John> (You can bet on it), ... John> The pirates will be laughing their asses off. Using an ID PROM with active circuitry as described in my 5/18 post has an interesting side effect. If a pirate goes to the trouble of creating a PROM spoofer, it's going to be pretty obvious whose PROM was spoofed. ;-) Just a thought, -- Chuck Phillips MS440 NCR Microelectronics Chuck.Phillips%FtCollins.NCR.com Ft. Collins, CO. 80525 uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!bach!chuckp