From:	"Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject:	More AI info
Date:	Fri, 4 Feb 1994 13:47:18 -0600

>>>>>[Well, I have spent the last couple of days scouting AI. It's a
bloody fortress. I didn't dive too deep because I didn't want to raise
many flags, but from what I can see, there is ICe everywhere.

The ICe itself isn't very unique. Simply standard stuff with some really
good artwork wrapped around them. I find this odd since running a system
so sculpted is CPU intensive and a waste of resources. Maybe Meyers is
just having fun.

In any case from what I could find, nothing is happening except for tons
of raw information is being piped in. And about 99% of it isn't even
technical. Things like census data and geological maps and history and
philosophy. Basically anything you might find in a well-stocked
university library. If Meyer's is indeed legit and is designing
information system, this kind of stuff actually makes sense.

Also, tapping the data-steam is pretty easy. It's using a form of the
Hogwould encryption algorithm. This is fairly secure, but there is a
fairly well-published read-only hole in the algorithm, and a little
research will help you find it. BUT, as soon as the date gets to AI's
front door, it is decrypted and then re-encrypted with some kind of an
algorithm that I don't recognize, possibly Meyer's own design. The
switch point is heavily guarded and you would be a fool to try to crack
it.

More info as I get it.]<<<<<
-- Ramirez <>