Apple planning to use Clipper chip?

Mike Rose mrose at stsci.edu
Mon Aug 30 05:43:42 PDT 1993


On Sun, 29 Aug 1993 19:06:54 PDT, stig at netcom.com (Stig) said:

>> 
>> The fact that Apple is reviewing the "key escrow" proposals probably
>> implies other hardware makers are as well. This suggests a whole
>> behind-the-scenes movement to get Clipper/Skipjack/Capstone key escrow
>> chips designed into PCs, probably in the communications/modem/network
>> subsections.
>> 

>It's quite fortunate, then, that the PC market is not monopolized as the
>Macintosh market is.

>    Stig

Darn, and just as I was thinking about a powerbook 180.
If Apple buys into key escrow, I'm not buying into Apple.

Mike






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