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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Matt Randolph wrote: |
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> If you must have a biometric scanner for security, there are much |
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> cheaper ways to do it. I just found a 512MB Sandisk Cruzer Profile for |
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> $55. It is a thumbdrive and a fingerprint scanner combined. Add a |
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> Knoppix CD and you have the same functionality as this device. Except |
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> the BlackDog only has a 400MHz PPC CPU and 64MB RAM. This is probably |
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> slower than the host computer will be and it probably has less RAM too. |
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> Also, everything like networking, video, and disk activity must be |
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> squeezed through the USB bus when you use this device. With Knoppix, you |
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> use the PCI and AGP busses of the host computer for these things. |
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> Knoppix should be much faster than this device for most purposes. |
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Not trying to knock what you're saying but in terms of requirements, both |
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a Knoppix CD and a Blackdog box require a host computer of some kind. |
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