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> I doubt there's a major technology company out there today who doesn't require
> an NDA for something in their product lines. So, based on that you won't
> be involved with systems anymore?
>
no. lots of new product have technical pdf's on their sites.
for example NatSemi products. and Intel Chipsets are documented as i see..

and lots of non-PeeCee hardware. and probably lots of other things.
etc..etc..