Re: WorkPad z50 and GnuPG

[der Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

> I'm thinking: i usually use mutt to sign and/or crypt my emails via
> GnuPG.

> Is signing and crupting too heavy operations for the z50's
> micro-processor?

Depends on how patient you are.

Seriously, you can do real crypto in practically any environment; the
only question is how fast it'll be.  Given enough RAM, I could probably
do crypto a la GPG on a 6502, provided speed is not important.

Unless you demand "finishes before you can get your finger off the
keystroke" levels of performance, I see no issue with the z50.  Mine
does fine with SSH, which I believe is comparable in computational
load, provided I'm mildly patient.  (Well, did, at least - since the
add-on RAM died, I haven't done anything with it.)

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