Re: Clipper Chips in video descramblers

[Dave Banisar <banisar@washofc.cpsr.org>]

There was also a recent news item that they were being investigated
for anti-trust actions. Sounds like a pretty good incentive to me....

-dave


> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 14:51:19 -0400 (EDT) 
> From: Joe Thomas <jthomas> 
> Subject: Re: Clipper Chips in video descramblers 
> To: David Koontz <koontzd@lrcs.loral.com> 
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> On Tue, 12 Apr 1994, David Koontz wrote: 
>  
> > Recently someone posted reference to GI (General Instruments) getting 
> > authority to use Clipper chips in descramblers.  One wonders about 
> > motivation on their part. 
> 
> Maybe they were "suitably incentivized..." 
> 
> Joe 
>