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I also remember Omega stating that the Security Block would be an option for
TS 5.0. They may have changed that idea when the decision of creating
TS2000i was made. I also remember many complaints about the Security Block
and user's asking that it be removed on the newer versions of TS. I for one
have never had a complaint about the Security Block....It has never failed
me in almost 10 years of use . I prefer the Security Block. I guess I
should be glad that I have 2 of them..purchased legally from Omega .
I do have this question. There also was some talk many moths ago about
allowing the server to run on more than one computer at the same time but
only allowing the Charting feature to work on one computer at a time. Can't
Omega fingerprint or use a Security Block for this and allow the server to
run without any security feature? This would allow the data to be collected
by more than one computer while only allowing the charting on one computer.
Therefore if your computer fails all you have to do is switch the Block and
your back in business.
If this is not an option I would hope that Omega will soon consider this,
we too are in business. I understand that Omega needs to protect their
business but I wish they would consider that some of their customers rely
heavily on their product and that we are in business as well. I certainly
do not need the excitement of having a computer fail while I am in a trade.
Thank You,
Tom Brun
-----Original Message-----
From: felixty@xxxxxxxxxxx <felixty@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Omega <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: TS2000i upgrade
>This kind of software protection recquires you to ask for password
periodically
>,every few months from the software developer, you have also to send them
first
>your specific computer's fingerprint, so you better be a owner of good
standing and
>
>be well behave in this list,Haha!
>
>But be careful, everytime you tweak your hardisk, you will have problems.
When I
>upgraded my harddisk to different fat (32), my software won't recognize my
machine
>so had to ask for a new password, quite a hassle So if you are serious, one
should
>have a dedicated designated computer for your software or your life will be
messy!
>
>Larry Wright wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, hans esser wrote:
>>
>> > that can only mean that TS will be bound to THE PC you use - i.e the PC
fails
>> > youre in trouble ! TRUE ?????
>> >
>> > last summer or spring OMEGA suggested that method and it was DEEPLY
>> > BOOOOED here -> afterwards they said, they will offer BOTH ways, i.e.
BLOCK
>> > and PCbound.......
>>
>> And for good reason - some security systems make a "fingerprint" of the
>> computer. If you change *anything* in this fingerprint (hard disk, some
>> hidden files [that may not be restored in exactly the right place with a
>> backup/restore], bios upgrade, video, etc) TS will not likely work again
>> unless you go through some verification procedure by calling Omega. The
>> more items in the fingerprint, the more secure the installation, but the
>> more likely it is that small changes will cause it to not work.
>>
>> Given Omega's paranoia and lack of concern for causing problems for
users,
>> they might have as many items in the fingerprint as possible.
>>
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