Post Ai3DSChlzjS2KStaUa by chris_radcliff@spaceup.city
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 (DIR) Post #Ai3DSAhLSLv86YgDY0 by chris_radcliff@spaceup.city
       2024-05-04T20:08:44Z
       
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       Today I learned that the word “dongle" did not in fact come from the name "Don Gall". That was an urban legend started by a 1992 ad in Byte magazine, which is probably where I came across it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DongleSometimes the truth can be disappointing.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ai3DSChlzjS2KStaUa by chris_radcliff@spaceup.city
       2024-05-04T20:13:06Z
       
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       Yep, here's an image of the original ad: https://images.tedium.co/uploads/Rainbow-Technologies-Dongle-Ad.jpg That's definitely where I read it originally, and Don Gall has lived rent-free in my head ever since.