On 8/4/2010 11:00 AM, Registered User wrote:

Nope, try an external hardware device which acts as a security key for
a specific piece of software.


A major CAD (computer assisted drafting) software company made that a
popular term for its' copy protection. Anyone coming though an industry
heavily dependent on such, and working is such a department, would
certainly share your view. This is much the same as the term "Computer
Hacker"--used to denote one who is tops in their field; This term was
usurped by the news and now in joe-blow-six-packs minds is associated
with computer criminal. Their error.

The term was coined back in the early 70's
Nope, wrong decade.


It was coined before CAD existed.

and used to be applied to differing externals plugged in to differing ports of a computer.
I guess you learn something new everyday.

Apparently not you as you profess to have all the answers already.

I don't profess any such thing, you do.

Regards,
JS