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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (69684)	8/24/1999 1:17:00 AM
From: Process Boy	Respond to of 1574122

Jim - <I wasn't trying to incite anything. Just asking for opinions. As I said, most computer users don't know the capabilities of their chips. Fear is a real possibility. The article made the front page of YAHOO, BTW.> Sorry if I took your post the wrong way Jim. I just have a real hard time with the whole thing. The CPUID thing has turned out to be a real yawner of an issue despite all the hoopla at the beginning of the year. I find the whole thing to be a non-issue to me personally, at least in regard to the CPUID. As Ten said, the CPU ID is not a standard feature on every PC. So deploying a bugging method that relied on it would be stupid, IMHO. PB PB

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (69684)	8/24/1999 1:45:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1574122

McJimbo - Re: "I wasn't trying to incite anything. Just asking for opinions." Yes you were. You started trolling about Intel and the Pentium III and the CPU -ID. Which showed your IGNORANCE on this matter! Every AMD K5, K6, K6-2, K6-3 and AThFLOP has a CPU ID. Every one. Your problem, McPanic, is that you don't know the difference between a CPUID and a Processor Serial Number (PSN). I suggest you study up on these and learn what it is you THINK you are talking about. Then try trolling when you know something. Paul