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From: epsilon@wet.UUCP (Eric P. Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Software key scheme
Keywords: key scheme software serial number
Message-ID: <325@wet.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jul 89 21:09:46 GMT
References: <534@halley.UUCP>
Reply-To: epsilon@wet.UUCP (Eric P. Scott)
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco
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In article <534@halley.UUCP> san@halley.UUCP (Steve Sanderson) writes:
>Does the NeXT have a unique number/ID for each unit?  The question is
>actually leading towards how someone would license a piece of software
>for an individual unit with some (albeit minimal) security.

Each cube has a unique Ethernet address.

I can't wait for "Copy II NeXT"  :-)
[IMHO, you are a fool to use serial numbers for license checking.]

					-=EPS=-