Dongle, invented by Don Gall?

From: Clint Wolff <vaxman_at_qwest.net>
Date: Tue Apr 10 23:09:41 2001

I've heard 'dongle' refer to the parallel port security keys way
before laptops an PCMCIA cards, so I would say fiction...

He may have glommed onto the word, but did not invent int.

clint


On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Mike Ford wrote:

> >3c589d needs the 10b2/10bT dongle - or at least mine does :-)
>
> Tis true, according to the great reference source, Ebay, amazing what
> people will look up for a cable etc. that is going to sell for few bucks at
> best.
>
> BTW While talking to someone at the Santee swapmeet, he told me the origine
> of the word dongle is from the person who invented the short adapter
> cables, Don Gall. Fact or fiction?
>
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