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James F. Mazzulla wrote:
>
> On Tue, 27 Jan 1998 Mark Brown wrote:
> >.....I can already tell you I bet they are going to lock the software
> >to the hard drive some how........
>
> I think at least one other vendor does this as well. I
> recall reading about it in TASC a while back. It's something
> like each processor generates its own code or signature.
> After the install, you have to call the company, give them
> the generated number, and then enter the password they
> provide. The s/w is then permanently locked to the
> particular machine (i.e. processor). What a pain. I
> sincerely hope Omega doesn't use that method.
>
> Best regards,
> Jim
Jim: I don't know which vendor your're thinking of, but the security
system you describe is exactly what I went through to install
PowerTrader, and yes it's a pain. I haven't tried to upgrade that
system yet, and I'm not looking forward to it. I'm saving data on
55,000 symbols and I need a bigger hard drive, but....
John
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