From abrennan@pipeline.com Sun Aug 25 23:00:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!abrennan From: abrennan@pipeline.com (Amy Brennan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: [FLAME] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Aug25.230051.8789@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 23:00:51 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Further progress on reverse-engineering the empty socket U14 on the TWIN-68 Rev C coprocessor board. Without U14, the board can track the 14.2 Hz carrier, but cannot descramble the binary payload of Nodes 11 through 14. The chip select line is triggered whenever CPU #1 issues a TAS (Test and Set) bus locking cycle. Did Marcus take the decryption EPROM with him when he left the lab? -- Amy Brennan Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From jtanaka@illinois.edu Mon Aug 26 11:50:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!illinois!jtanaka From: jtanaka@illinois.edu (Joachim Tanaka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: Re: [FLAME] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Aug26.115051.1965@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 11:50:51 GMT References: <1996Aug25.230051.8789@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Aug25.230051.8789@pipeline.com>, abrennan@pipeline.com (Amy Brennan) writes: > Further progress on reverse-engineering the empty socket U14 on the TWIN-68 Rev C coprocessor board. Marcus took that EPROM with him. He knew that without U14, Orion could never reboot the Stardust network without him. -- Joachim Tanaka Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mmacdonald@ox.ac.uk Wed Aug 28 11:20:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!ox!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@ox.ac.uk (Marta MacDonald) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: Re: [FLAME] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Aug28.112051.9957@ox.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 11:20:51 GMT References: <1996Aug25.230051.8789@pipeline.com> <1996Aug26.115051.1965@illinois.edu> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Aug26.115051.1965@illinois.edu>, jtanaka@illinois.edu (Joachim Tanaka) writes: > Marcus took that EPROM with him. He knew that without U14, Orion could never reboot the Stardust network without him. Using an S-box in a 27256 EPROM for single-cycle hardware substitution was standard military cipher practice in 1984. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Marta MacDonald *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From ojohansson@titech.ac.jp Wed Aug 28 13:08:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!titech!ojohansson From: ojohansson@titech.ac.jp (Olga Johansson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: Re: [FLAME] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Aug28.130851.9940@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:08:51 GMT References: <1996Aug25.230051.8789@pipeline.com> <1996Aug26.115051.1965@illinois.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1996Aug26.115051.1965@illinois.edu>, jtanaka@illinois.edu (Joachim Tanaka) writes: > Marcus took that EPROM with him. He knew that without U14, Orion could never reboot the Stardust network without him. Using an S-box in a 27256 EPROM for single-cycle hardware substitution was standard military cipher practice in 1984. -- Olga Johansson -- Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "Hold for relay." From bkuznetsov@uu.net Wed Aug 28 14:01:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!uu!bkuznetsov From: bkuznetsov@uu.net (Bill Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: Re: [FLAME] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Aug28.140151.4393@uu.net> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 14:01:51 GMT References: <1996Aug25.230051.8789@pipeline.com> <1996Aug26.115051.1965@illinois.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug26.115051.1965@illinois.edu>, jtanaka@illinois.edu (Joachim Tanaka) writes: > Marcus took that EPROM with him. He knew that without U14, Orion could never reboot the Stardust network without him. That's why Line 08 says: 'WHEN EVERY NODE IS WHOLE, THE CHANNEL OPENS.' It requires all physical keys. -- Bill Kuznetsov | bkuznetsov@uu.net PGP Key fingerprint: 33AB 198A 9919 3014 "Keep the channels open."