@olegal
>I seriously DO NOT see the problem with this
>for someone who is NOT contemplating piracy
Well olegal, it's been said a million times,
some people do NOT like like the A1 (board),
and would like to BUY OS4 to run on possibly
a Mac/Pegasos...or at least have the door left
open for possibilities other than the A1.
Pulling the 'piracy' card is a cheap shot
(and moreover completely inaccurate and silly).
Protecting the software is a good thing,
but trying to force the ($5-600?) teron
board on people will only make most of them
laugh...and that's not desirable for a new
platform now is it?
BTW: The term "dongle" implies hardware...you
can 'protect' something without using a
specific piece of hardware to go with it.
(and I'm not counting the disc a game comes
on:))