ok, I thought I knew it all, but what the hell is a Dongle?

[Sundog]

<< I looked at my Dongle this morning and it was pointed up. >>


More information than we needed to know!:disgust:

 

[frizzlefry]

<< I looked at my Dongle this morning and it was pointed up. >>


Ahhh.... good old morning dongle

 

[RGN]

<< Dongles are why Xircom's RealPort PCMCIA cards are so great. They eliminated the dongle with extreme prjudice

BTW, 3Com ripped off Xircom's design.

But Xircom is suing their asses off >>



BTW, Intel owns Zircom now...

 

[sparkle]

etech is right on this one... programs like the newest version of &quot;quark&quot; require the use of a dongle.

 

[frizzlefry]

<< etech is right on this one... programs like the newest version of &quot;quark&quot; require the use of a dongle. >>


Nothing ever &quot;requires&quot; the use of a dongle
Used to use 3D Studio which required a dongle. Also professional grade CAD programs like Solid Edge. hate those dongles.

 

[RossGr]

@home gave me a USB->ethernet Dongle. Then the installer went ahead, disconnected my network and installed through my existing LAN card. I had to install the dongle myself.


Got a router and pulled the dongle.

 

[Amused]

<<

<< Dongles are why Xircom's RealPort PCMCIA cards are so great. They eliminated the dongle with extreme prjudice

BTW, 3Com ripped off Xircom's design.

But Xircom is suing their asses off >>



BTW, Intel owns Zircom now... >>



Yes, but Xircom still has a LOT of independence. They have the same CEO, and board of directors. The merger was only so Xircom would have access to the silicon needed to start making miniPCI boards since laptop makers are offering built in NIC and modem connectivity now.