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RE: [Digital BW] QuadTone Rip

2005-05-19 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Gordon Sinclair
>
> Being so new to this technology, and just researching as much as
> possible before committing time and dollars into a specific
> printer/software for B&W printing, I am not sure if it is the "dongle".
>
> In my researh, noticed on a web site (now unable to locate) that
> mentioned a device that looked like a media card (flash stick) that
> connected via USB port.  This item cost about $450?  Not sure if it
> was a "dongle"?  What does the "dongle" do?

ImagePrint uses a dongle, which is a hardware key. If you don't have it
plugged in, you can't run the software. This prevents piracy.

Obviously, QTR, being free, doesn't use a dongle.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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