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- From: mlelstv@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst)
- Subject: Re: Attn Commodore: You are making a Big Mistake (Hardware
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.154400.4669@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de>
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- References: <38039@cbmvax.commodore.com> <38m5VB4w165w@lakes.trenton.sc.us> <38111@cbmvax.commodore.com> <BzqqyC.M1o@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> <38130@cbmvax.commodore.com> <92359.214301LEEK@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 15:44:00 GMT
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- In <92359.214301LEEK@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> <LEEK@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:
- >Now all the hacker has to do is to download the JEDEC fuse map to
- >'emulate' the ID that the software was written for.
-
- Provided that someone knows the ID. While it isn't impossible to
- crack a read-protected PAL one could use a more complex FPGA
- which can't be cracked in a reasonable time (that's what many
- dongles use).
-
- >The ID code thingy is more a problem than a solution in the long run.
-
- This is definitely true for personal computers.
-
- Regards,
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- Michael van Elst
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