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Old 07-21-2012, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by JoanneS
A dongle is a special USB stick. I have a dongle that enables me to use my Pfaff 5D software on my computer. If I don't have it 'plugged into' my computer, the software won't work. I suspect Pfaff developed it to prevent the software from being copied and used by more than one consumer. I can install the software on more than 1 computer, but I can only use it on one at a time, because I have only 1 dongle.
Excellent answer, exactly what I would say. The dongel is a way of telling the computer you have a matching sewing machine.
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