1993-08-31 - Re: Apple+Clipper

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From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <9308310300.AA23821@netcom5.netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1993-08-31 03:03:53 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 30 Aug 93 20:03:53 PDT

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From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 93 20:03:53 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Apple+Clipper
In-Reply-To: <9308302050.AA17798@newton.apple.com>
Message-ID: <9308310300.AA23821@netcom5.netcom.com>
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> I would like to fine tune one of Tim's comments:
> 
>   >#1 and #2 are already satisfied with the new generation of av Macs, as
> 
> These machines most certainly do not contain the clipper chip (which I'm
> sure Tim did not mean to imply), though they do show that Apple can make

In rereading my post earlier today on this issue, I can see I took
Scott to be referring to "a new standard" as any new specialized
hardware, such as the either the AV DSP stuff or the Clipper, etc. But
Scott was apparently using the _specific_ case of a Clipper inside as
the case he was citing.

Sorry for any confusion. I certainly agree that Clipper is far off, if
it happens, but specialized hardware is already a reality with the new
generation of AV Macs. 

And I don't dismiss the possibility, thought I consider it remote,
that the phone/modem tools have been delayed for reasons relating to
Clipper and key escrow. More likely, delayed because something just
didn't work in time for the announcement.

-Tim

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