peter cousens wrote:
>
> Todd Peterson wrote:
>
> snip-----
>
> > but I have come to realize that software is THE
> > MOST VALUABLE part of a design.  And THAT's why
> > not too many people  want to
> > help you take it - that's how many of us make a living.
> >
> > Todd Peterson.
>
> It must be very lonely so far up
>
> I have 30 years of electronics experience and one year in programming
> I repair industrial machines. For me software that's code protected
> is not the most valuable part,in my job it's the most worthless part.
> One example : (private email if you want lots more)
> I bought four cellular telephones from Brick Lane Market (London)
> Type FKI Burndept BE 2088 (  Old 200Mhz system )
> Burndept have ceased trading
> The radio side if it could work on its own would be worth
> ~ 100 US , with the inaccessable (to me) software they are worth
> only 20 US. Thats four radios -80 US each = 320 US less because
> of the inaccessable software
> Would anyone like to help me steal the code so I can take
> on Noika, Sony and Panasonic ?
>
> Well what do you expect after
> such a pretentious statment ? Ice ?
>
> --
> Peter Cousens
> email: peter@cousens.her.forthnet.gr
> snailmail: Peter Cousens, karteros, Heraklion, Crete, 75100, Greece,


hi peter,
   my name is nikos and i'm a computer engieer from Cyprus.
I have similar problem with those code protection softwares.
fo example, now i'm working on a project which is using a ready made IR
remote control TX based on the PIC 16c54. This remote control is for TV
sets, but I want to use it for a different application. how i'm going to
make the receiver if i don't know how the TX work (software)?
either i have to find a way to read the code on the 16c54 or to replace
the ic with a new 16c54 and reprogram it, something that will take more
time.  by the way, do you have a such ready code for remote controls?
the receiver will be 16c64 with matrix output (three tx-16c54 will be
used).
    any way my e-mail is open for further descusion and exchange of
ideas.

see you.

Nikos Papaioannou
Computer Engineer
elnic@spidernet.com.cy