well...it basically gives microsoft and the government total control of your comp...something they definitely arent ready to do...do a search for palladium (microsoft's software inplememtation of tcpa) on newsforge.com or google and take a look at some of those articles. they're quite interesting. -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Lorenzo Prince wrote: > Just a question. What does the TCPA do? > > Lorenzo > > Q: Why shouldn't I simply delete the stuff I never use, it's just taking up > space? > A: This question is in the category of Famous Last Words.. > -- From the Frequently Unasked Questions > > Alex Snow staggered into view and mumbled: > > > I dont like the cruso chip. first it's not that fast and second it > > includes tcpa support. > > > > -- > > A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" > > On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Doug wrote: > > > > > You can buy the Mini ITX boards that are inside that > > > box for cheap. Throw it in a box and you have the > > > same thing. You can also go down to about 4x4 inches > > > with and PC/104 CPU board. There are now a wide range > > > of single 4x4 or 4x6 inch boards with audio including > > > Pentiums, Geodes, Crusoe, etc. They are selling for > > > as low as $350 (with processor, without RAM). The > > > lower power units tend to cost more. I have tons of > > > info on embedded hardware and such here: > > > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~wearable/ > > > > > > -- Doug > > > > > > > > > > > > Cecil wrote: > > > >Check out this article at cnet. > > > >http://news.com.com/2100-1042-998203.html?tag=fd_top > > > >Given a speakup enabled kernel and an external synth this would be a small > > > >package. If it's got onboard sound and software synth is an option then it > > > >moves up to awesome. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
