In our laboratory we have recently purchased a machine that enables us to perform a specific type of research. However it is insufficient for some other types of research for which we would need to upgrade it. An upgrade comes in a form of an activation dongle (like the one here: www(dot)mybeckman(dot)ru/en/supplies/cytoflex-platform-upgrades/cytoflex-s/v-b-r-i-series) which activates the disabled parts of the machine. Due to a limited amount of funds we can't afford an upgrade, however does anyone have an idea of a community or group that would deal with exactly that kind of things - reverse engineering dongles and cloning dongles, which we might be able to afford?