On Jan 17, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Malte Steiner wrote:
Keep in mind, that the Macintels have the TCP (Trusted Computing
Platform) chip which is activated and can't be switched off. Again
Apple is a first with it (implementing and using the chip in the
os) and they lost me as an customer.
...indeed this is bad news, but I'm not sure if it's a show stopper,
because I don't really know what it means: How will this be used?
Will it interfere with content that I produce? Or is it just a way
for copyright holders to assert their rights? I can see it perhaps
limiting someone from resampling video or audio that has been
"protected" by this tech, but that's not really part of my creative
drive...
...also, a very similar laptop is available from Acer (travelmate
8204WLMi): http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1907007,00.asp
...anyone know if this is also going to have a TCP setup? Anyone
know how well linux is supported on it? When would we see gl drivers
for it?
hmmm, james