[C320-list] Raymarine RL70CRC and C-Map NT+ Chip Failure

[Allan Field]

Robert - I wasn't sure you could use the word dongle on a family-oriented
list but doggone if it isn't a real word that just may apply!  Thanks for
the enlightenment!  I can't wait to use this word properly in a sentence
around my mates! - Allan Field

This article is about software protection dongles. For other uses, see
Dongle (disambiguation).
A dongle is a small hardware device that connects to a computer to
authenticate a piece of software. When the dongle is not present, the
software runs in a restricted mode or refuses to run. Dongles are used by
some proprietary vendors as a form of copy prevention or digital rights
management because it is much harder to copy the dongle than to copy the
software it authenticates. Vendors of software protection dongles (and
dongle-controlled software) often use terms such as hardware key, hardware
token, or security device in their written literature. In day-to-day use
however, the jargon word "dongle" is much more commonly used.

The term has been somewhat generalized to describe specialized connectors
that convert one type of port to another, for example an RJ45 jack that
plugs into the edge connector on some kinds of PC card Ethernet adaptors, as
well as small devices such as USB flash drives or wireless networking
adapters. In addition, author Douglas Adams, in a 1990s column for the US
edition of MacWorld magazine, used the term "little dongly things" to
describe plug converters necessary for adapting US power cables to
international plugs.[1] These usages are not universally accepted.

Software protection dongles are typically used with very expensive packages
(starting with about USD 500 and up) and vertical market software, such as
CAD/CAM software, MICROS Systems hospitality and special retail software,
Digital Audio Workstation applications and some translation memory packages.
Efforts to introduce dongle copy prevention in the mainstream software
market were generally met with stiff resistance from users. Despite being
hardware, dongles are not a complete solution to the trusted client problem.

Well-known software protection dongle manufacturers include Matrix (Matrix
Dongle),[2] SafeNet (better known as Rainbow),[3] Aladdin,[4]
WIBU-SYSTEMS[5] and SG-Lock.[6] In the digital audio world, some versions of
Pro Tools and many plug-ins use the Pace iLok Smart Key USB dongle.


-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Robert Perrin
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 12:13 AM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Raymarine RL70CRC and C-Map NT+ Chip Failure

We have to have a dongle plugged
in to make our C-map NT work properly
-- 
regards,

Robert



Robert Perrin
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