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That's a great concept, but I don't know if it will fly. When you use a
cable or satellite, it's programmed by addressing it directly through
the uplink (transmitter). The receiver gets the data stream and
recognizes that the programming sequence is destined for it because it
knows its own serial number. However, I don't know if that unique S/N is
accessible through the com port side. If it were, that would indeed be a
wonderful solution.
Anyone know if the receiver supports such a data port command?
Allan
P.S.: If it's practical, patent it (fast).
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greene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> I want to say at the outset that I think that software vendors have a legitimate
> interest in protecting the products they sell from authorized distribution. And
> that users have a legitimate interest in being able to use a product in a
> reasonable way.
>
> That said - I was thinking about approaches that might accomplish that goal. My
> understanding is that TradeStation can only be used with a few data vendors
> (unlike my version of SuperCharts - which can read just about everything -
> including - I suspect - the Talmud <g>). If that's the case - why can't the
> program be shipped with a "key" that would only allow it to be used with a
> specific account from a specific data vendor?
>
> Some people might not think twice about making unauthorized copies of programs -
> but I doubt there are many who'd share their data account information (for which
> they pay monthly) with anyone. Moreover - people don't change data vendors that
> often - so - if changes have to be made in the "key" - they'd be few and far
> between.
>
> I am - more or less - a computer dummy. So - if anyone out there can tell me
> why this idea can't fly - I'd be interested in knowing why. Robyn
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> P.S. This "key" would be like the key in my version of SuperCharts. Although I
> can read DialData data from any source - I can only use the DataManager in
> SuperCharts if I have a specific DialData account with an Omega Research prefix.
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