[H] USB to Parallel for dongles
Has anyone seen a USB to Parallel adapter that will give an LPT port with a memory address to Windows (preferable 378) so that one can connect a dongle to it for software copy protection? T
Re: [H] USB to Parallel for dongles
This would probably work. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1224926CatId=471 A lot of the other things I have seen are USB to parallel CABLES - meaning that you don't get a port but you plug the cable directly to the printer. Thane Sherrington wrote: Has anyone seen a USB to Parallel adapter that will give an LPT port with a memory address to Windows (preferable 378) so that one can connect a dongle to it for software copy protection? T
Re: [H] USB to Parallel for dongles
We tried a belkin port replicator USB to LPT setup, and it failed. We could not get our esri keys to work with it. Wound up trading in our keys for USB keys. Which software is it? Generally you can contact the vendor, and work out an exchange for the USB version of the hardware key. We have done it with both ESRI and ERDAS Imagine. Harry Ben Ruset wrote: This would probably work. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1224926CatId=471 A lot of the other things I have seen are USB to parallel CABLES - meaning that you don't get a port but you plug the cable directly to the printer. Thane Sherrington wrote: Has anyone seen a USB to Parallel adapter that will give an LPT port with a memory address to Windows (preferable 378) so that one can connect a dongle to it for software copy protection? T
Re: [H] USB to Parallel for dongles
Thane Sherrington wrote: At 01:18 PM 08/09/2006, Harry McGregor wrote: We tried a belkin port replicator USB to LPT setup, and it failed. We could not get our esri keys to work with it. Wound up trading in our keys for USB keys. Which software is it? Generally you can contact the vendor, and work out an exchange for the USB version of the hardware key. We have done it with both ESRI and ERDAS Imagine. I can't imagine it working in this case either, but the vendor isn't going to support USB (go figure) so the customer is stuck Who is the vendor? They might support usb and not even know it, as the keys are not normally made by the vendor. Harry T
RE: [H] External HDD recommendations
Gary, As a follow-up... I just got the unit in today and I am formatting the drive in it as I write this. It seems to be built well. There is a fan in it that is parallel to the hard drive, kind of like they are on graphics cards. It is very quiet. It also says in the booklet that it supports up to a 400GB drive. I think I might get one of these for myself at some point. LOL. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations That's a nice write up thanks. That enclosure however only supports up to 250GB though :-( Newegg have a lot of enclosures and I think that FAQ gives me enough info on the chipsets to make a semi informed decision. Thanks Gary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:19 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations I have found this helpful: The official external ENCLOSURE thread http://www.fatwallet.com/t/28/496281 I just bought this for a client from www.ZipZoomFly.com (isn't that a stupid name?). http://www.apricorn.com/product_details.php?ID=332 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=103007 It had a rebate that went out on 8/31. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:02 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] External HDD recommendations Hi, I need to get an external enclosure for a 500GB drive. I haven't got the drive yet so it could be IDE or SATA I'm flexible. I do prefer not to have an external power supply but that's not a hard constraint. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance, Gary Hunter
