Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site hammer.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!tektronix!orca!hammer!bradn From: bradn@hammer.UUCP (Brad Needham) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: MusicWorks queries: Backup? FORTH?? Message-ID: <1065@hammer.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Dec-84 14:07:58 EST Article-I.D.: hammer.1065 Posted: Thu Dec 27 14:07:58 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 28-Dec-84 08:05:30 EST References: <288@uw-beaver> Reply-To: bradn@hammer.UUCP (Brad Needham) Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 34 Keywords: protection backup Summary: In fa.info-mac, article <288@uw-beaver> you write, regarding Musicworks: >From: Joseph I. Pallas> >...I would like to send a loud and clear >message to the vendor that I don't buy programs that I can't back up. > >Does anyone have any suggestions? Here's my suggestion: 1) Buy Musicworks -- I did. It's easily worth the $80 if you compare it against the musical toys made by Casio (e.g. The VL-Tone @ $60). 2) Buy "copy II Mac" so you can backup your copy-protected musicworks. Copying for personal backup is completely legal. Copy II Mac is available from Central Point Software 9700 SW Capitol Hwy #100 Portland, OR 97219 (503) 244-5782 I bought my copy from Conroy La Point for $30. 3) Send your signal to Hayden Software (publishers of Musicworks) by writing a letter to them. Explain what you have done & why you think copy protection is a waste of everyone's time and money. Such a letter is the clearest signal you can send -- it simultaneously says that you like the software enough to buy it (they don't listen to non-customers) and that you dislike their copy protection enough to work around it (they do listen to ways they can save money -- e.g. by tossing copy protection). Brad Needham Tektronix, Inc. Wilsonville, OR ...decvax!tektronix!tekecs!bradn