Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!elroy!cit-vax!tybalt.caltech.edu!wetter From: wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu (Pierce T. Wetter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Dongles Message-ID: <6850@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> Date: 6 Jun 88 22:21:26 GMT References: <6179@well.UUCP> Sender: news@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu Reply-To: wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP (Pierce T. Wetter) Organization: California Institute of Technology Lines: 15 In article <6179@well.UUCP> crunch@well.UUCP (John Draper) writes: > >DDoes anyone know of a manufacturer that sells hardware locks to protect >software. I know it's a NASTY thing to do, but a friend of mine has >been bugging me for weeks to post this query to the Networks. > No, but heres how to make one: Get a pal and connect various lines to various lines on the serial port. (PAL=programmable array logic). Make lines go high or low and read what you get back. Pierce ---------------------------------------------------------------- wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu Race For Space Grand Prize Winner. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Useless Advice #986: Never sit on a Tack.