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RE: [ECS] Give ECS the finger... Michael David Sun, 23 Aug 1998 11:19:40 -0400

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Hi Mark!

It looks like their SDK costs $1000 (ouch!), so we'll have to wait for a
competitor to get in the game so the prices will come down a bit.

Cheers!

Michael David
michael@michaeldavid.com


-----Original Message-----
From:	Mark Gilmore [mailto:markgilmore@cococo.net]
Sent:	Sunday, August 23, 1998 11:36 AM
To:	ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org
Subject:	Re: [ECS] Give ECS the finger...

As with the HAI, get me a spec and I can provide a cost estimate.

Michael David wrote:
>
> Hi Reddy!
>
> Now that is pretty stinking cool!
>
> Hey Mark, any chance of supporting USB devices in the future?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Michael David
> michael@michaeldavid.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   William Biggs [mailto:reddy_biggs@msn.com]
> Sent:   Friday, August 21, 1998 2:21 PM
> To:     ECS
> Subject:        [ECS] Give ECS the finger...
>
> I new device caught my eye, located on page 333 of the Sept 1, 1998 PC
> magazine.
>
> This gizmo reads your fingerprint, and bills itself as a "Fingerprint
> recognition system".
>
> Although it is designed for access to your computer itself, I could see
> programming ECS to use it. I could envision putting one at my front and
back
> door, and when I put my finger on it, it unlocks the door.
>
> I could put my wife, 4 kids, babysitter, on it.
>
> I'll need to think about whether the in-laws will be enabled....
>
> Best of all, this thing is starts at $99.
>
> Downside: It requires a USB port.
> Upside: if you have a USB port, it doesn't take any serial ports or IRQs!
>
> Anybody seen one of these ? Could a USB port go 100 feet to my front door
?
>
> There is an available kit to enable custom programming (?like ECS?) .
>
> "The U.are.U Software Development Kit lets programmers add fingerprint
> security to any application. This high level toolkit is fast and easy to
> use, requiring only five calls for full fingerprint functionality. The
> U.are.U SDK is available in both DLL and DCOM versions, allowing
standalone
> or distributed fingerprint-enabled applications."
>
> "Corporate, government, and educational buyers can purchase evaluation
units
> of the U.are.U system. For more information, contact sales at Digital
> Persona. Within the USA, call Toll Free, 1-877-DP-U-ARE-U (1-877-378-2738)
> or (650) 261-6070.
> Or by e-mail, send inquiries to sales@digitalpersona.com "
>
> The URL is http://www.digitalpersona.com/index.html
>
> Reddy

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