Nevermind that the horse is already out of the barn on this one. Not only do no pre-3.0 Palm devices have serial numbers, but neither do the Visors (at least the first round, I don't know about the Prism or Platinum) or the m100. I also seem to remember hearing something about the early V's and the Sony Clie also being sans serial number.. so you are eliminating a huge number of existing machines if you "require" a UID.
The other side of that is that we have an easily extendible, real-world example of what happens when you try to etch an ID number into something like a CPU.. just ask Intel about their plan to include such a thing in the Pentium III... the public at large wouldn't stand for it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nesse, Rustin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 10:46 AM Subject: RE: Sigularity of each Palm device > Especially if there is the capability to track the UID through a > wireless internet connection. But that aside, a UID would provide an > easy to retrieve key for copy protection code encryption. Of course, > if someone else were to retrieve that UID programmatically, then > reapply it directly to the code...crack! (Actually a keygen, but at > the very least, it might give you more time to market and sell your > software). > > -Rus > > >Since many people ask this question, maybe this is something > >Palm should > >address. With a device made to beam information to other > >devices, it seems > >like a good idea to have a unique identifier. Of course there > >is the privacy > >issue. > >__________________________________________ > >Guy Duplantier > >Software Developer > >AEC Software, Inc. > >703-450-1980 > >__________________________________________ > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > >Of Patrick > >Ouellet > >Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 9:20 AM > >To: Palm Developer Forum > >Subject: Sigularity of each Palm device > > > > > >Is there some kind of serial number retreivable > >via programming for each palm... > > > >Or any unique number for each palm device made > > > >I need to have a unique key for each of the palm I install my apps on. > >The best would be some kind of serial number or something like that. > >Anyone have a clue ?? > > > >-- > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > >Patrick Ouellet - Programmeur > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Recherche & Devloppement > >Les Entreprise Microtec inc. > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > > >-- > >For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > >please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ > > > > > >-- > >For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to > >unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
