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Re: [LUG] Psychology of boot messages was Re: Hate computers. Hate HP. Hate USB.
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- Subject: Re: [LUG] Psychology of boot messages was Re: Hate computers. Hate HP. Hate USB.
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- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:48:38 +0100
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On 29/10/2021 16:52, comrade meowski wrote:
> Oh and those hateful USB license dongles for stuff like old school
> Cubase or a lot of mega expensive CGI tools like Discrete Flame, etc
> would prevent systems booting a lot in the past as well. You've not
> lived until you've fixed a million pound SGI rendering system by
> clambering around the back and popping out the license dongle before
> rebooting.
Wonderful. I nearly lay on the floor with giggles. Say 25 years ago.
Employer bought very expensive software for analysing heat exchangers,
loaded on a 'spare' PC, with 'ID permit to use' dongle in USB
thumb-drive plugged in back. Dongle stopped that PC booting, so ritual
to startup without dongle, and then plug in dongle when a person wanted
program. To prevent problem dongle left on desk next to PC, as others
used it for other things.
Someone went off with the dongle.
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Eion MacDonald
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