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- From: smb@cs.nott.ac.uk (Simon Burrows)
- Subject: Re: RISC OS 3 Impression...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.192326.5619@cs.nott.ac.uk>
- Organization: Nottingham University
- References: <1992Nov18.134447.184@ugle.unit.no> <1992Nov19.155320.13510@cs.nott.ac.uk> <1992Nov20.174154.7052@cs.nott.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 19:23:26 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.174154.7052@cs.nott.ac.uk> rsxdp@unicorn.nott.ac.uk (D.Pead) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov19.155320.13510@cs.nott.ac.uk> smb@cs.nott.ac.uk (Simon Burrows) writes:
- >>
- >>Why couldn't the unique ID number be incorporated into a removable piece
- >>of the computer (like a dongle)? This would get around many of the
- >>problems of unique ID numbers, and multiple dongles.
- >>
- >Apparently the ID chip can be transplanted - When I heard Acorn talking about
- >their protection scheme they said that dealers were under instructions
- >to swap the ID chips over if they ever had to replace the main board
- >on a machine taken in for repairs.
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- Yes, but if the ID chip was included in a dongle-like device, the user
- could easily move it between machines (eg to take to a friend's house)
- without having to open up the computer!
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- The only problem I can see would be at exhibitions and public occasions -
- one stand at the BAU Show had a number of Artworks dongles stolen, despite
- them being screwed into the machines.
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- I'm sure the hardware designers could come up with some solution, but I think
- the truth is that there just isn't the will to find an effective solution.
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- One does wonder why Acorn's Market Research didn't reveal that unique ID
- numbers are not wanted before they went to the expense of incorporating them..
- but then the same applies to 3d wimp icons, solid icon drags etc. Perhaps
- these are just tasters for things which are to come...?
-
- Simon
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