Hi Treg world, Hi Victor Dongle
In recent usage, sometimes used to refer to an intermediate assembly such as an interface adapter between a modem and the line cord or an add-on to match cricuit A to circuit B etc. or The original definition was: A computer security device such as a logic circuit that could be connected to the machine (i.e. via a printer port) which, when interrogated, returns a unique logic code. The device looks transparrent in normal use. Software using a dongle will look for its presence. Being a black box, few people try to make copies thus protecting the software from multi party use. I was once told that the name originates from the inventor who had a name something like Don Gell but do not know if this is fairy tale land. There is a USA spelling sometimes used Dongel! Regards: Bill Ellingford Motion Media Technology Ltd ---------- From: Victor L. Boersma[SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: 29 June 1999 03:08 To: INTERNET:[email protected] Subject: RE: Billing tones...? Message text written by INTERNET:[email protected] >"dongle"< Could somebody define for me what a "dongle" is ??? Vic
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