> >         Secret crapware. The only way I see I can protect my work. When
I
> > send a program or hardware overseas, I use a time bomb - If the software

> Hmm.. I wouldn't dare try that.

Well, I don't know what AVR chips have to offer in regards to onboard
eeproms, but you could just hard code a counter into the chip.. so it can
only be powered on xxx many times before it ceases to function. So each time
it noots it reads the counter, subtracts 1 and writes it back again .. that
kind of thing.

Jon Baker

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