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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (47254)	1/25/1999 3:06:00 PM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571591

Jim, Re: ID patch Intel has done the smart thing IMHO. Making it optional is clearly the way to handle this. By the way, I have seen some S/W folks use the unique ID on you disk drive as a way of keying the software to a specific machine, so the technology to lock the software has already existed. Also, the BIOS can also be keyed as well with a HOSTID etc. So, in summary this now a non-issue any more unless one simply wants to keep harping on it. Regards, Kash IMHO