From: "Mullen Patrick" <Mullen.Patrick@mail.ndhm.gtegsc.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:34:59 -0800 (PST)
To: "Cypherpunks" <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: RE: Mass-market crypto phones
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From: Adam Shostack on Fri, Nov 22, 1996 1:21

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>	I'd just like to second what Lucky wrote at the end of his
>very nice summation of the crypto phone hardware issues.  Eric's phones
>have damn good voice quality in secure mode.

I should probably make it more clear that my comment referred to price, NOT
quality.  I'm sure it is a wonderful product (I haven't tried it myself),
but I believe the price tag was at or around $1000.  My comments on the 
hardware used was for demostration purposes, not for saying anything was
wrong with the design strategy.  In fact, I thought it was a perfectly fine
strategy, and easy(ish) to implement.  Basically, it took the dedicated
computer you would need for phone encryption and put it in a cheaper box.

To be honest, I thought he had a good idea.  I just wouldn't want to pay
$1000 for phone encryption.  But, it's rare I have conversations where I
need that much security.  I'm sure the product is worth it; it's just out
of my price range.  And probably out of the price range of the average user.

PM

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