Diacom Cable

[Mike Rolica]

I have written a program-almost in the beta stage, It is similar to the
diacom but will be used with a emulator, with real time logging  and
display.  It will also show what changes you made in a window (from what to
what) and it also has a box  that shows what effect it had from logged
average. Also thinking of taking bruce's idea of et estimator and using it
to calculate ¼ mile times and show inprovement.  This uses the paralell port
as the laptop I use goes goof with serial interfaces (even a serial mouse...
The MSD is screwing with it I believe.  As for ed rhinda, He can blow his
horn all he wants, You can build the cable.. legally He may say it is
protected by copywrite law but it would hold up in court like a sieve hold
water!  The only way you could be encriminated is if you built the cable,
made it look like it was a diacom, and tried to sell it as a diacom.
Building hardware for personal use is not illegal.  Just because ed rhinda
is that senseless that he relies on hardware to protect his software, does
not make it illegal.  Why do you think microsoft uses serial numbers and
codes?
 Go blow you horn somewhere else ED, If you want to copy protect your
software, go the microsoft route!



Mike Rolica
Meridian Magnesium Products
Strathroy, Ont 
Ext. 260


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	General Motors [SMTP:a1227ecm at yahoo.com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, November 30, 1999 12:12 AM
	To:	gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
	Subject:	Re: Diacom Cable

	Let's be honest about this - all the DIY software 
	packages use a serial cable (MAX chip). If you're
	going to make up a Diacom clone interface, then
	there's
	really only one conclusion - you're going to use the
	Diacom software. Now if you own one already, then
	that's fine, otherwise, why would you ask others if
	they want one too?

	I don't want this to sound like an advert for Rinda,
	but, as well as Diacom cables, they sell service. Not
	too many DIY packages come with this feature! If you
	use their software, and you don't pay for it, then
	this is plain and simple theft. I want no part of a
	group that promotes theft. OTOH...

	Do the DIY software developers a favour, tell them 
	you use their software. Perhaps they'll be motivated
	to improve it, or add support for your ECM.

	JM$02W, GM.

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