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Subject: Re: MusicWorks: Backup, Hard Disk?
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Date: Wed, 26-Dec-84 21:42:59 EST
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From: David.Anderson@CMU-CS-K.ARPA

I too got MusicWorks for Christmas and quickly set to work trying to
make a copy (who wants to spend $10 to avoid having such fun?).  The
copy protection isn't difficult to crack.  There are two invisible
files -- a standard block copy program works fine (but a hard disk
might be more difficult -- it is possible that the invisible files have
to be on certain tracks, or something similarly awful).

What I'd like to know is how the finder knows that the file is copy
protected.  Is this the "Examine File" style protection?  I'd be
interested to know how this works.

For those who haven't seen MusicWorks, it is really neat, although
limited in some ways.  You can compose, edit, print, and play music.  A
large number of esoteric features are missing: triplets, changing meter
or key in the middle of a piece, dynamic markings, automatically
adjusting volume and tempo during playback, etc.  And you are limited
to 64 measures (in 4/4).  But what it does, it does quite well.  It
also comes with a nifty desk accessory called Trails you can use to
draw pretty patterns on the screen while it plays music.

If you have MusicWorks and haven't listened to it through a good
external speaker, do so.  Now.  It really makes a difference.