Regarding "Starfire Zhu"'s "marvelous service" Let's not make it too easy ? Possibilities are threading copyright information as jump displacement corrections and code integrity checking built in as assemble time modifications to the above. I recently checked a PIC site on cracking microcontroller code, and was dismayed that the experts appear able to crack open anything (except inside an exploding nuke) ie even the Dallas secure microcontroller chip/module range. Please all read the repeated message below to find out how all your efforts can be stolen with the aid of a microscope, chemicals and some hardware by direct connection to the silicon. Regards, Graham Daniel THE THIEF'S PARTNER IN CRIME WRITES: Starfire Zhu wrote: > > Hi, pauls on the list! > > It's my pleasure to introduce you a marvelous service which may > influence > your idea about technical development. We honorly provide you the > decoding > service for almost any kind of PICs!!! > Below is the price list. Should you have any interest, contact me as > soon as > possible. > > FAX: 86-756-2115541 > > INVOICE(USD) > > PIC16C54/55/56/57/71/84 1,300 > Z86E02/04/08 1,300 > 87C51/52/58/51FA/51FB/51FC 2,200 > 97C51/52/105/205/80C70 2,200 > MC68HC705/C8(A)/C4(A) 1,300 > W78E51/52(3 samples needed) 5,800 > EPM7032/64 1,300 > > Note: 7 work days for each decoding projet. Usually one sample chip is > needed. > Prepay is $800. The customer is required to pay the rest > after the decoded > sample chip is tested OK by the customer. And the code file > is also provided > in the end. In case of failure, all payment is refunded to > the customer > unconditionally.