David Knell writes :-
>
>What you want is Windows NT, which runs 16-bit (for want of a better
>term) software in a virtual machine.  You can then write a device
>driver to emulate the dongle which you need for a bit of software,
>and you're away.
>
>This is only easy to implement on dumb dongles - those which give
>the same response every time to a given stimulus.  I can, however,
>now use OrCAD without having the damn thing fall out of the back
>of the machine on a daily basis..
>
>Dave

You make this sound very easy, how do you go about writing a device
driver ?

Which bit of software do you mean ?

Would you not have to know exactaly what procedures the dongle goes
though before you can emulate it.

Errol