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<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Dean,</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>My cable came with the radio I
purchased from a Calif. seller thus I've no ideal of it's
validity.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=data@ae7q.net href="mailto:data@ae7q.net">Dean Gibson AE7Q</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [chirp_users] Prolific
update and amateur pirates</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I would like to address this to everyone who buys a cable with
a counterfeit Prolific USB-to-serial converter chip:<BR><BR>You may not think
you are hurting anyone, but you are. Aside from the legal and ethical
issues with buying counterfeit goods, you are financially affecting more than
just Prolific (who sells legitimate chips).<BR><BR>You are financially
affecting <B>me</B>. And in a very concrete and tangible
way.<BR><BR>Because of the extensive counterfeiting of their USB-to-serial
converter chip (and the theft of their intellectual properties: <A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=155&pcid=41">http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=155&pcid=41</A>
), Prolific has taken certain steps:<BR>
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<LI>They have designed a new USB-to-serial converter chip that is supposed
to be more difficult to counterfeit, and selling that to legitimate cable
makers. This chip will be supported in Windows 8.
<LI>The present USB-to-serial converter chip will <B>not</B> be supported in
Windows 8: <A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41">http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41</A><BR></LI></OL>
<P>So, how does this affect me? I have and use thirteen USB-to-serial
converter cables with the old (legitimate) Prolific chip. These cables
will <B>not work</B> when I upgrade to Windows 8. Instead, I will have
to buy new USB-to-serial converter cables.<BR></P>
<P>I will pay the <B>twice the price you would have paid</B> (times thirteen),
than if you had bought a legitimate cable. Once, for each legitimate
original cable, and once again for a new cable.<BR></P>So, for those of you
who knowingly bought counterfeit cables <B>and continue to use them</B>:
<B>Thanks, guys</B>.<BR><BR>As a person who has contributed code to the Chirp
project, has written other open-source software for the amateur community, and
has maintained a couple amateur radio support sites (free and without ads) for
the past decade, you have made my heart very warm with feelings of
appreciation. Or maybe just a bit hot.<BR><BR>Sincerely, Dean Gibson /
AE7Q<BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 2013-02-26 16:42, Bill Gabbard wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>I just Right-Clicked the Update
and Clicked Hide, so won't show again.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4
face=Georgia>Thanks,</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Bill</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=phaeton@neo.rr.com href="mailto:phaeton@neo.rr.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">Phaeton</A> </DIV>
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href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">Discussion of CHIRP</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [chirp_users] Prolific
Update</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><B>...</B><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Feb 26, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Jim Unroe <<A
href="mailto:rock.unroe@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">rock.unroe@gmail.com</A>> wrote:</DIV><BR
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">No. Do not update.
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<DIV>Unless your programming cable has a genuine Prolific usb-to-serial
chip in it (most cheap cables have a counterfeit chip), the updated
driver will detect the counterfeit chip and stop working. You must
continue to use the older driver that does not perform this check.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Bill Gabbard
<SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:wcgabbard1@windstream.net"
target=_blank
moz-do-not-send="true">wcgabbard1@windstream.net</A>></SPAN>
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<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>I've a Windows 7 PC that
the Windows Update notified me the below Update is available.
Should I update it?</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4
face=Georgia>Thanks,</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4
face=Georgia>Bill</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4
face=Georgia>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Prolific - Other hardware -
Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Download size: 114
KB</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>You may need to restart
your computer for this update to take
effect.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Update type:
Optional</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Prolific Other hardware
software update released in February,
2013</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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