Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!clyde!cbatt!osu-eddie!elwell From: elwell@osu-eddie.UUCP (Clayton M. Elwell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: A dream about breaking copy protection ! Message-ID: <2783@osu-eddie.UUCP> Date: Fri, 26-Dec-86 21:55:22 EST Article-I.D.: osu-eddi.2783 Posted: Fri Dec 26 21:55:22 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 27-Dec-86 03:41:04 EST References: <161@tiger.Princeton.EDU> <1366@nicmad.UUCP> <107@mas1.UUCP> Reply-To: elwell@osu-eddie.UUCP (Clayton M. Elwell) Organization: The Ohio State University, CIS Dept. Lines: 19 In article <107@mas1.UUCP> jda@mas1.UUCP (James Allen) writes: >"Every copy protection has been broken." >Oh yeah? Can anyone show me how to copy a Macintosh "SoftLok" diskette? > > James D. Allen I've done it. The thing to remember is that to break a copy protection scheme, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DUPLICATE THE ORIGINAL. It's actually usually much easier to modify the program itself so that it no longer cares if you've got the original or not. This lets you run things off of hard disks, RAMdisks, network file servers, and other non-stone-age storage devices. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Computers will never replace the Clayton Elwell wastebasket when it comes to Elwell@Ohio-State.ARPA streamlining office work. ...!cbosgd!osu-eddie!elwell ----------------------------------------------------------------------