Re: clipper pin-compatible chip

[m5@vail.tivoli.com (Mike McNally)]

David Koontz  writes:
 > While the clipper chip and its CCEP brethern ...

I'm sure you're right; I don't mean to claim knowledge to anythign
like this level of detail.

 > Operating in a system expecting a clipper chip potentially restricts
 > the keyspace.

Indeed.

 > The point being that dropping an IDEA chip in is not 'plug and play'.

I believe this; my point was simply to clarify.  I interpreted Tim's
note as having to do with reverse-engineering Clipper, while the
original note seemed more along the "plug and play" lines.  Now that I
think about it, it's probably the case the Tim didn't misunderstand at
all, but was on a tack about how you'd pretty much have to completely
re-engineer the thing.  Or something.

Seems like it'd be easier to compete with Clipper by simply building
an alternative from the ground up.

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