Found a dongle in a box & don't know what it's for!

22 May 2006, 01:05

Hi everybody,

I found a dongle in a box of "inherited" Amiga goods, and I don't know what it is.

It's green, 9-pin like a mouse/joystick port, and the brains of the unit is a solid plastic (not waxy like Scala). There is no pass-through, either.

Anybody have any ideas what software this dongle might be for? I've tried plugging it into a 2000 and a 4000T but it doesn't seem to fit in either... it might even be for some C64 software...

Thanks!

(I will try to attach some pictures)

T_hairy_bootson · 22 May 2006, 12:13

hmm

World Class Leader Board? or Leader Board?

just some wild stabs in the dark... I remember a friend having a dongle for one of those games.

musashi5150 · 22 May 2006, 12:28

It's NOT for Robocop3 - because that's a black one. Can't think of any other 9pin dongleware off the top of my head.

X-ray · 22 May 2006, 12:51

It could be one of the earlier Scala dongles.

Oops, just saw, not waxy...what about Lightwave?

z00mba · 22 May 2006, 13:47

No it's not LightWave, this one is a Rainbow dongle and it's grey/beige parrallel port dongle. Plus the mark is written on the dongle.

kamelito · 22 May 2006, 16:16

Hi

Maybe TV Paint.
kamelito

DDNI · 23 May 2006, 00:18

Brilliance?

billy · 23 May 2006, 02:04

I'm not saying it is... but that is identical in appearance to my Scala M300 dongle. I would venture to say it might be Scala.

23 May 2006, 02:33

DDNI · 23 May 2006, 08:22

What gave you the lead to Interactor, by Very Vivid?

23 May 2006, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

What gave you the lead to Interactor, by Very Vivid?

well, i found the box, manual, & disk for Interactor, which had been resting in the same big storage container as the dongle. i picked it up and began to read the manual; it mentioned a dongle, and the box for the software was the same color as the dongle (though the box is "fluourescent" green, and the dongle "forest"), so i thought it was worth a shot... & i installed it and it ran!

(i suppose the big test now will be to see if the software runs *without* the dongle, but i'm so happy with this solution i haven't been brave enough to try it yet

)

thanks!

22 May 2006, 01:05	#1
trilobyte Posts: n/a	Found a dongle in a box & don't know what it's for! Hi everybody, I found a dongle in a box of "inherited" Amiga goods, and I don't know what it is. It's green, 9-pin like a mouse/joystick port, and the brains of the unit is a solid plastic (not waxy like Scala). There is no pass-through, either. Anybody have any ideas what software this dongle might be for? I've tried plugging it into a 2000 and a 4000T but it doesn't seem to fit in either... it might even be for some C64 software... Thanks! (I will try to attach some pictures) Attached Thumbnails

23 May 2006, 02:33	#9
trilobyte Posts: n/a	I think I solved it It seems to be for a package called Interactor, by Very Vivid Inc., (c)1989!

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22 May 2006, 12:13	#2
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	hmm World Class Leader Board? or Leader Board? just some wild stabs in the dark... I remember a friend having a dongle for one of those games.

22 May 2006, 12:28	#3
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	It's NOT for Robocop3 - because that's a black one. Can't think of any other 9pin dongleware off the top of my head.

22 May 2006, 12:51	#4
X-ray Angry Kid Fan Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London Posts: 230	It could be one of the earlier Scala dongles. Oops, just saw, not waxy...what about Lightwave?

22 May 2006, 13:47	#5
z00mba Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fr Age: 47 Posts: 185	No it's not LightWave, this one is a Rainbow dongle and it's grey/beige parrallel port dongle. Plus the mark is written on the dongle.

22 May 2006, 16:16	#6
kamelito Zone Friend Join Date: May 2006 Location: France Posts: 1,801	Hi Maybe TV Paint. kamelito

23 May 2006, 00:18	#7
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Brilliance?

23 May 2006, 02:04	#8
billy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: US / A Age: 49 Posts: 134	I'm not saying it is... but that is identical in appearance to my Scala M300 dongle. I would venture to say it might be Scala.

23 May 2006, 08:22	#10
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	What gave you the lead to Interactor, by Very Vivid?

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