Defeating a 40-year-old copy protection dongle – Dmitry Brant
https://dmitrybrant.com/2026/02/01/defeating-a-40-year-old-copy-protection-dongle
That’s right — this little device is what stood between me and the ability to run an even older piece of software that I recently unearthed during an expedition of software archaeology.
For a bit more background, I was recently involved in helping a friend’s accounting firm to move away from using an extremely legacy software package that they had locked themselves into using for the last four decades.
InformationWeek | Digital Rights Management | Opinion: Apple's Copy Protection Isn't Just Bad For Consumers, It's Bad For Business | July 31, 2006
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191000408&pgno=1&queryText=
"Apple's copy-protection technology makes media companies into its servants."
Interesting Article - StarForce Technologies Forums
http://www.star-force.com/forum/index.php?p=3137&showtopic=670&st=0#entry3137
"The main purpose is to delay the release of cracked version. Maximum sales rate usually takes place in the first month(s) after the game release. ... even we recommend the publishers to release the patches that remove the copy protection just to make the