Robert Hettinga wrote:
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: a smartcard of a different color
> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:15:07 -0500
> From: Dan Geer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sender: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Yesterday I saw a smartcard of a different color. In particular,
> it is the smartcard chip but in a key-ring thing that is more or
> less identical to the Mobil SpeedPass except that it has a USB
> connector on one end and a keyring hole on the other. Total length
> circa 1.25"; color purple; maker Rainbow Technologies. As my pal
> Peter Honeyman said in showing it to me, "There are already all
> the USB ports we'll ever need." I'd point out that without the
> 7816 requirement for flex a whole lot more memory is a trivial
> add-on and that USB is not a bandwidth bottleneck.
I thought these were IDs and not dumbcards?
Cheers,
Ben.
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