Yes, that IS correct, but if somebody knows what they are doing, they CAN
narrow the search real quick...

ie... must be a micro...
         has A/D..........
            XTAL and power pin numbers match these 5-10 devices......
               clock speed and voltages must be these 3...............
                  HEY!... I think it's this one!


At 10:19 AM 11/25/99 +1200, Lance Allen wrote:
>There is another possibility here for security than just code
>protection alone. I have seen some manufacturers disguise what
>the chip actually is, either by sanding off the lettering or painting it,
>encapsulating in epoxy etc.
>
>The part is then X1, available from the manufacturer as the 'X1 part'.
>
>Would make it harder to even figure what the part was before
>attempting to crack it.
>
>
>
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>Lance Allen
>Technical Officer
>Uni of Auckland
>Psych Dept
>New Zealand
>
>www.psych.auckland.ac.nz
>
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>
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