- Microcosm Ltd
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Microcosm Ltd is a UK company established in 1979. Its early claims to fame included Silicon Disk System in 1981 and Microcache (the world's first page cache, or disk cache, for microcomputers) in 1982 [1].
Since 1989, it has concentrated on software copy protection systems, firstly with CopyControl (a software-based copy protection system), then Dinkey Dongle (small hardware copy protection keys that connect to parallel or USB ports) and, more recently, CopyMinder (software-based copy protection that uses the Internet where possible to provide an 'intelligent' copy protection system).
History
- 1979 – Microcosm Limited was established
- 1981 – Silicon Disk System (the world's first RAM disk for microcomputers) released
- 1982 – Microcache (the world's first page cache, or disk cache, for microcomputers) released
- 1989 – CopyControl floppy disk protection released
- 1994 – CopyControl UnLock-It software based protection released
- 1995 – Microcosm receives Ziff-Davis Europe award (finalist, best UK product) for CopyControl 1.65
- 1995 – parallel port Dinkey Dongle released
- 2000 – USB port Dinkey Dongle released
- 2005 – CopyMinder Internet-based software protection released
- 2008 – The world's first driverless combined Flash Drive and dongle released
References
- ^ Peter Cheesewright, Microcomputers Come of Age. The Journal of the Operational Research Society, 32(10):932–933, October 1981. doi:10.2307/2581237
External links
Categories:- Companies established in 1979
- Computer companies of the United Kingdom
- Computer hardware companies
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