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jatar_k

6:31 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I had to make it hard so here you go

Gizmo [jatar.com]

what is it?

lawman

6:32 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Print server

jatar_k

6:37 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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nope
hehe, I thought the similarity would help mess people up.

I guess what is it used for is the proper question but it is what it is used for.

Macguru

6:52 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Is it a 'Dongle'?

It was used a some kind of 'key' to protect networked PCs. It was also used to prevent software piracy. Some high end software came with those. To use the softare, you needed that gizmo plugged into the PC.

jatar_k

6:53 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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but what is the dongle used for specifically?

it is a dongle but it has a specific name and function.

Very close Mac, guess it won't be that hard. ;)

ncw164x

6:56 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Dongle
a hardware key that plugs into a parallel or serial port on a computer and that a software application accesses for verification before continuing to run

jatar_k

7:05 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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yes, but you will need to figure out the what it does part.

the "verification" is what defines this specific dongle's purpose for being. Verification wouldn't even really be the right word for what this does.

Macguru

7:08 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Did you found the image on some corrupt page like this one?

[faculty.uml.edu...]

SuzyUK

7:09 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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.. never heard of thing but...

flasing/unlocking Dongle for Mobile phone?

Suzy

jatar_k

7:11 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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lol, no Mac

and not for phones

Yidaki

7:11 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Was it used with an Amiga?

jatar_k

7:14 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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it isn't specifically for any 1 cpu

pmac

7:16 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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does it have anything at all to with drinking beer?

SuzyUK

7:16 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Mac... you sent me right then wrong again .. funny...hehe

DMX?

ncw164x

7:16 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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USB storage dongle

jatar_k

7:17 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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hmm, may i could figure out how pmac

storage - no

[edited by: jatar_k at 7:18 pm (utc) on April 3, 2004]

SuzyUK

7:17 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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pmac... you wish ;)

pmac

7:17 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Then I have no idea.

bunltd

7:18 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Is it a gender reverser?

hmm, that sounds bad

LisaB

Macguru

7:19 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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jatar_k, you messed with filetype, no?

jatar_k

7:20 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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no, it was a gif

I have no idea how this could be used to influence anyone's gender

Macguru

7:26 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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jatar_k,

I dont know what doodad this specific dongle is about, but you just made me notice that Y! advanced image search seems to still use the GG index.

SuzyUK

7:28 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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jatar..

any answer on the DMX?.. (lighting)

Suzy

jatar_k

7:30 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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sry DMX - no

ncw164x

7:30 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Video Copy Protection for DVD/VHS

SuzyUK

7:36 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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ta... that doesn't help ;)

jim_w

7:40 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Isn't that like showing a breadbox and asking what kind of bread is in it?

Brett_Tabke

7:46 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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null modem?

Macguru

7:46 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Tough question for the baker then... :)

Does it's cryptography supports Assembler and FORTRAN?

JordanAutomations

7:47 pm on Apr 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Does it do any active proccessing? Or is its entire purpose to thwart unauthorized software use?

Some disk encryption software used a hardware dongle that contained the key, so that if you took the dongle with you, the data was theoretically unusable. Is it something like this?

Also, by the geneder, it appears that it would plug into the old DB25 serial port, is that correct? Cause I would think it would be of the oppisite gender if would plug into the common db25 parralel port.

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