__/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Saturday 10 June 2006 04:06 \__
> __/ [ rapskat ] on Saturday 10 June 2006 04:00 \__
>
>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:42:31 -0700, Larry Qualig wrote:
>>
>>> Uhhhh.... this is an IC-chip - an "integrated circuit." Is there any
>>> reason why an integrated circuit would have OS affinity?
>>
>> Excellent question. Extended beyond just a single single circuit board,
>> is there any reason why any piece of hardware should have any sort of OS
>> affinity? After all, it's just hardware, right? What does it matter what
>> software it's interfacing with?
>
> *LOL* Winmodems...
>
> Assemble specification, engineer hardware, and the software will adapt to
> the hardware. In a _perfect world_, of course...
>
> Roy
Another example:
Intel quietly adds DRM to new chips
Friday 27 May 2005 - 11:02
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| Microsoft and the entertainment industry's holy grail of controlling
| copyright through the motherboard has moved a step closer with Intel
| Corp. now embedding digital rights management within in its latest
| dual-core processor Pentium D and accompanying 945 chipset.
|
| Officially launched worldwide on the May 26, the new offerings
| come DRM-enabled and will, at least in theory, allow copyright holders
| to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials
| from the motherboard rather than through the operating system as is
| currently the case.
|
| While Intel steered clear of mentioning the new DRM technology at
| its Australian launch of the new products, Intel's Australian
| technical manager Graham Tucker publicly confirmed Microsoft-flavored
| DRM technology will be a feature of Pentium D and 945.
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http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=4915
Read the last paragraph, again.
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