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This software locking scheme sounds like a disaster in the making. I thought
the dongle was bad enough. At least I can transfer it to my laptop if I go
on the road. I predict no end to the complaining on this list if Omega
implements such a scheme. I can only hope that the folks at Omega are paying
some attention.
Blaine Mathieu
Turning Point Trading Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil <rhodes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 1998 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: Omega lock for TS5
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> I hope Omega does not do that with their software. I know someone who
>bought some software like that, and it would run on only one computer and
>guess what, he had computer trouble, upgraded and bought a new faster
>computer and his software would not run without a new password! So he
tried
>to get in touch with the spftware company and guess what? They are out of
>bussiness and he can't use his software any more! I would think long and
>hard before I bought software that used the users computer to generate a
>password so it wpould work on only one computer! I know people who upgrade
>computer every year or two and software like that would be useless to them!
>Does anyone know if there is a way to use software like this if say a
>company has gone out of bussiness? How can one some how generate a
password
>own his own? Any ideas? Omega I hate the Doggle, but it is better that
>what I described above, so don't do it!!
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