From: ol.sc@web.de   
      
   Hi Stephen,   
      
   >> Perhaps we can offload the encryption / decryption to some other   
   >> mechanism (perhaps UltimateDrive could be used).   
      
   > [...] some sort of offload mechanism   
   > might well be more practical than doing everything on the GS.   
      
   I don't know what the UltimateDrive brings to the table that you desire,   
   but...   
      
   1.   
      
   The A2Pico:   
   * is software-defined hardware   
   * is open source - both hardware and firmware   
   * is very DIY friendly due to its through-hole variant without any chips to   
   be programmed   
   * is available as completely assembled SMD variant for a pretty affordable   
   price   
   * comes with a reusable library that contains the code necessary to   
   communicate with the A2   
   * can easily be programmed in C   
      
   2.   
      
   If you define a "crypto accelerator" software interface based on a   
   SmartPort character device, then this interface can be implemented both   
   * internally (i.e. based on A2Pico)   
   * externally (i.e. based on FujiNet)   
   in a similar way a "usual" SmartPort block device can be implemented both   
   internally (i.e. CFFA3000) and externally (i.e. Floppy Emu).   
      
   Oliver   
      
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