This week Nate & Ian discuss everyone's favourite computing essential: the dongle. Last episode of the year.
SOURCES:
Donglevision
https://tedium.co/2020/08/21/weird-dongle-history-evolution/
NewScientist on dongles
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_EIZI3TDTGTsC/page/n25/mode/2up
Byte on dongles
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1981-10/page/n133/mode/2up?q=dongle
Commodore PET
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET
Software protection dongle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_protection_dongle
Apple makes 23 different dongles — and it would cost you $857 to buy them all
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-dongles-2017-8#2-lightning-to-30-pin-adapter-29-2
Ebuyer search for dongles
https://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=dongle&sort=relevancy+descending
Anker 565
https://www.anker.com/uk/products/a8388?variant=41786313998500
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