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Article #28859Re: Dongles
From: Pierce T. Wetter
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 1988 22:21
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 1988 22:21
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In article <6179@well.UUCP> crunch@well.UUCP (John Draper) writes:
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>DDoes anyone know of a manufacturer that sells hardware locks to protect
>software. I know it's a NASTY thing to do, but a friend of mine has
>been bugging me for weeks to post this query to the Networks.
>
No, but heres how to make one:
Get a pal and connect various lines to various lines on the serial port.
(PAL=programmable array logic). Make lines go high or low and read what you
get back.
Pierce
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!elroy!cit-vax!tybalt.caltech.edu!wetter From: wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu (Pierce T. Wetter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Dongles Message-ID: <6850@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> Date: 6 Jun 88 22:21:26 GMT References: <6179@well.UUCP> Sender: news@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu Reply-To: wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP (Pierce T. Wetter) Organization: California Institute of Technology Lines: 15