Thanks- as ever! Cheers Keith in OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: David H. Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: helgesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Finale List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; RockyRoad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Re: The Panic Room
> It's a device which plugs into a specific port (parallel, serial, > joystick, whatever) and must be attached to your computer because the > software that it came with will try to find it on your system. If it > isn't attached, or for some reason it isn't working, the software simply > will not run. > > Some dongles have had pass-through ports on them so you could also use > whatever device you usually have attached to that port, but some others > were dead-ends so when you wanted to use that program you had to detach > your normal device from that port and put the dongle on. > > And for any ports other than USB ports you would have to reboot your > computer since handshakes with those ports and any devices attached only > happens when the computer boots. > > With USB ports so ubiquitous these days, I am surprised that USB dongles > haven't become more prevalent. Especially since it is so easy to add > another USB port if you already have yours all in use -- the computer I > built last year came with 6 ports built-in! And USB devices can be > attached and removed without having to reboot the computer. > > > > > helgesen wrote: > > > I wonder- am I the only one thinking that a dongle is not something one > > talks about in mixed company? But I strongly suspect that it's actually > > something 'computerish' that I have never heard of! > > What the hell is a dongle?? > > Cheers, Keith in OZ > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: RockyRoad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Finale List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:15 PM > > Subject: [Finale] Re: The Panic Room > > > > > > > >>>If it makes anyone feel any better, there is a much worse copy protection > >>>scheme out there than Finale 2004's challenge-response scheme, and, > > > > believe > > > >>>it or not, even worse than Sibelius'. > >>> > >>>Try upgrading Logic versions from emagic. Firstly there is a brand-new > >>>dongle that has to be plugged into the USB port (yeah, like that's really > >>>reliable). Secondly, there is also a challenge-response system by which > > > > you > > > >>>have to fill in your details on an EXACT piece of paper, in an EXACT > >>>envelope, with your EXACT original CD and original old dongle to be sent > > > > to > > > >>>your distributor, at your own expense, who then forwards it by mail to > >>>Germany. Eventually they email your return code back (mine took about 9 > >>>weeks). > >> > >>Yes. I prayed every night that my dongle would make it there safely. > >> > >> > >> > >>>To make it even worse, in order to upgrade from, say, Logic 4 to Logic 6, > >>>you also have to pay the full expensive upgrade fee to Logic 5, even > > > > though > > > >>>you didn't get to use it, it all adds up to a giant "I'd prefer to use a > >>>cracked version" disaster. I think there's a circle in Hell for the > >>>paranoid programmers who conceived this rubbish, and I sincerely hope > > > > that > > > >>>Makemusic doesn't decide to follow their lead. > >> > >>And after all the hoops emagic makes you jump through - they won't > >>give us an electronic copy of the manual because it might encourage > >>piracy of the software!! > >> > >> > >>-- > >> > >>David Stonestreet - Coming to you from Sydney Australia. > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Finale mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > . > > > > -- > David H. Bailey > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
