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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