[1287] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Fortezza dying on the vine?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (RL Bob Morgan)
Wed Jul 30 12:21:00 1997
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 08:29:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: RL Bob Morgan <Bob.Morgan@Stanford.EDU>
To: "A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security" <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
cc: cryptography@c2.net
In-Reply-To: <970729150734.2064dd6c@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
> Rarely. I just had to replace my Keypro FK-9000 because it died. At home
> I have been using the same Northgates (with function keys on the left where
> they belong 8*) for years. Now as the new systems come in, they often have
> their own keyboards but are bundled and system mfrs will cut a dime if they
> can. Quality rarely sells in the mass market. A year ago when "natural"
> keyboards and those with the windoze key were being hyped, there was a chance
> but unless the HSC runs a U$9.95 special it will be difficult to sell new
> keyboards.
Someone from Microsoft told me that they had tried to convince the makers
of the of the MS natural keyboard to include a smart card reader, but the
(claimed) $2 of extra hardware cost was declared to be too much and they
lost the argument.
- RL "Bob" Morgan
Stanford
