Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gcc-opus.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!gcc-opus!brad From: brad@gcc-opus.ARPA (Brad Parker) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Disk Backup on the Macintosh(posting to net.sources). Message-ID: <183@gcc-opus.ARPA> Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 09:21:57 EST Article-I.D.: gcc-opus.183 Posted: Tue Jan 8 09:21:57 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 01:15:03 EST References: <195@aluxp.UUCP> Reply-To: brad@gcc-opus.UUCP (Brad Parker) Distribution: net Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma (creators of Ms. Pacman) Lines: 28 Summary: In article <195@aluxp.UUCP> szmanda@aluxp.UUCP (szmanda) writes: >I am posting an MS-Basic nibble copier to net.sources. It seems to be able >to circumvent the copy protection on all of the disks I have tried to copy. > >This program, written by Dennis Brothers, is being posted because of therecent >interest in backing up protected software. It is intended **only** for use >by persons who wish to exercise their legal right to produce archival copies >of software that they have purchased. It is **not* intended that this program >be used for unlawful purposes. > Chuck Szmanda As someone who makes their living off copy protected Mac software, I'm offended by your claim that this is "**not** intended that this program be used for unlawful purposes". Let's call a spade a spade. This program WILL be used to duplicate copy protected software, not always for backup purposes. Software WILL be ripped off by this program. I just had to set that straight. -- J Bradford Parker uucp: seismo!harvard!gcc-opus!brad otherwise: what else is there ? "Say something once, Why say it again ?" - David Burne