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To: gnuman who wrote (47252)1/25/1999 2:36:00 PM
From: Scumbria  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1570342
 
Gene,

they said Intel's software concession still was inadequate.

''You still have the problem of an ID number, and Web sites can force people to disclose that ID number as a condition to get into the sites,'' complained David Banisar of the Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center. ''Just having a software patch does not resolve the underlying concerns.''

Scumbria




To: gnuman who wrote (47252)1/25/1999 3:39:00 PM
From: Scumbria  Respond to of 1570342
 
Gene,

The company promised it will offer free software to allow customers to easily turn off the feature permanently on its upcoming line of Pentium III computer chips, to be sold within months.

Are we supposed to believe this nonsense? How do you permanently disable a hardware feature through software? Does the patch blow a fuse in the silicon?

If Intel thinks the public is stupid, they will pay dearly in the marketplace.

Scumbria


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