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Re: Results of "downloading compressed program images" request



chaz@devastator.extern.ucsd.edu said:
> Thus, I feel that the accessibility of hardware of these intermediate
> devices needs to be significantly greater than that of the more
> single-minded devices I speak of when I say "embedded products", like
> VCRs, microwave ovens, or automobile engine controllers.

Actually, automobile engine controllers are a counter-example to your
argument:-) Speed shops are increasingly hacking spark control computers
to alter the performance characteristics of the engine at hand. One
can reverse-engineer the system by looking hard enough under the hood,
though.

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