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From: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Activision Copy Protection - "Shanghai"
Message-ID: <401@nitrex.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Dec-86 14:08:34 EST
Article-I.D.: nitrex.401
Posted: Tue Dec 23 14:08:34 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 23-Dec-86 22:48:18 EST
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I just purchased Activision's "Shanghai" after trying the demo they posted
to the Net.  It's an interesting game/solitare based on Maj-Jong tiles
stacked in a pyramid.

Unfortunately, backup of the disk is a problem.  Copy II, Version 5.2,
using Bit Copy, Keep Track Length and Synchronize Tracks options produces
a disk copy which boots, shows the Startup Screen, shows the dragon and then
boots again.  It repeats this behavior until the paperclip is applied to
the eject hole in the drive.

Inspection with Mac Tools shows two files (1K each) with the same name
(a string of boxes, which I assume indicates characters not in the font set).
Mac Tools would not copy these to the target disk.

Track 5 seems to be villanous, too.

Any hints would be appreciated.

Rob Lake
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