On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, it's punishing the wrong people is the problem. That was my feeling as well, arguably 'unauthorized damage to a computer' a crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the US. Someone who loses access to his faxmodem might just be annoyed, but people using these devices in industry could actually encounter some serious damage or losses. I've seen a number of posts in computer forums from folks who are buying new computers and realizing they need an adapter to interface their laboratory or industrial equipment. This is not just an electrical adapter, but needs to have some smarts to act as a 16550/8250 UART, the classic serial controller chip command set. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4shfFpvxe6Wwm+ZikYn5NTM42wB9J7vVoTDma=dpf-...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
