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proton
02-28-2003, 02:00 AM
I have been asked this question quite a few times and thought I would share the answer with all of you.

Q: I have LW7.5 at work, dual, with usb dongle, on a MAC. Now, if my boss allows me, would i legally be allowed to put that copy onto my pc so i can do tutorials over the weekends, using the same dongle/registration code etc? I'll still be the only person using it, and no-one will be using it on my mac while i'm not there anyway.... Just wondered coz i think i'll be able to advance more if I can get to do stuff at the weekends...


A: Of course you can....That is the beauty of LW and the duo-dongle! I love that fact that when I travel with my laptop I can take my dongle on the road with me off my home workstation....

As long as you only have LW runningon one machine at a time you are ok!


let me know if this is confusing for anyone!
mage111
02-28-2003, 02:12 AM
nope not confused, and thanks for the information :-)

b/s with a 1000$ program, they gotta be somewhat lenient dont they? hehe JJ :-)
Captain
02-28-2003, 02:27 AM
Soon someday I intend to buy a mac laptop...(why you ask, well i don't want to get in a heated debate so i won't say) but I like the fact that i just take my dongle from my pc to my laptop when I'm going to be on the raod...very nice :)

-Captain
dark_lotus
02-28-2003, 06:28 AM
Soon someday I intend to buy a mac laptop

hey good stuff! The beauty of lw shipping with both win and mac.

Ah gotta love the bright cookie who came up with that idea.
Meshbuilder
02-28-2003, 08:18 AM
Is it also ok to render with ScreamerNet on the companys computers and run Lightwave with the dongle and serial at home????

:bounce:
wgreenlee1
02-28-2003, 08:21 AM
Dongles suck plain and simple.
Arte
02-28-2003, 08:52 AM
Originally posted by wgreenlee1
Dongles suck plain and simple.

At least the regular dongle is easy to transfer, the Toaster LW is a serious pain in the ass to people who don't have a regular copy too.

Dongles suck seconded!

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yog
02-28-2003, 10:14 AM
"Dongles suck" ?????

After using other programs that have software locks that you can transfer using a floppy disc (running the risk of losing or getting a duff floppy disk), and having to re-apply for a new software lock every time you do something major to your computer, I would have to say that Dongles "ROCK" :bounce:

I've been using dongles for different programs for over a decade and have never had one go belly up on me, despite passing the odd printer through a few :shame:

Given the alternatives I would have to say that dongles are very reliable, unobtrusive and easilly portable.
Arte
02-28-2003, 10:53 AM
Originally posted by yog
"Dongles suck" ?????

After using other programs that have software locks that you can transfer using a floppy disc (running the risk of losing or getting a duff floppy disk), and having to re-apply for a new software lock every time you do something major to your computer, I would have to say that Dongles "ROCK" :bounce:

I've been using dongles for different programs for over a decade and have never had one go belly up on me, despite passing the odd printer through a few :shame:

Given the alternatives I would have to say that dongles are very reliable, unobtrusive and easilly portable.

Scala on the joystick and LW on the parallel right? You're not the only one:)

Dongles suck:) For starters, any tinkerer can clone one in about 15 minutes... I know I can.

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