Re: Copy protection and the consumer (dongles)

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From: Tom Tedrick
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1988 04:59

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->Several wierd and wonderful methods of copy protection(such as serial numbers,
->dongles, and sentinel-viruses) and counterattacks (such as frying a pirate's
->hard disk) have been proposed.  

What are "dongles"?

Thanks,

       -Tom
	tedrick@ernie.berkeley.edu

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