From: Alex Strasheim <alex@omaha.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 94 11:53:03 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Brands excluded from digicash beta
In-Reply-To: <199412031939.NAA01510@omaha.omaha.com>
Message-ID: <199412031953.NAA01538@omaha.omaha.com>
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> The facts of the matter is that First Virtual currently provides a net
> benefit by moving real value (e.g. dollars) around, and Digicash does
> not.  Until the Digicash system can move real value, there is no
> reason to use it.

I think I'm missing something here.  Isn't the Digicash system in a
beta-phase?  At this point, aren't they just trying to work out the kinks
and show people that it works? 

Obviously, a system that hasn't been deployed isn't as useful as one that
has.  The question is, once Digicash is released for real, how will it 
compare to FV?

I don't have any Digicash software yet, but I'm very interested in it, 
and I wonder if anyone else feels that a Digicash beta testers mail list 
would be a good thing.  I'd like to hear what you guys think of it.

==
Alex Strasheim | finger astrashe@nyx.cs.du.edu
alex@omaha.com | for my PGP 2.6.1. public key

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