Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!sbmueller From: sbmueller@watmath.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: "Look up a word in the manual" copy protection Message-ID: <13966@watmath.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 18:12:24 EDT Article-I.D.: watmath.13966 Posted: Fri Jul 17 18:12:24 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 11:52:08 EDT References: <1296@crash.CTS.COM> <6845@g.ms.uky.edu> <168@zehntel.UUCP> <540@applix.UUCP> Reply-To: sbmueller@watmath.waterloo.edu (Stephan Mueller) Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 31 In article <540@applix.UUCP> scott@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) writes: >Of course, the all time award for most-annoying-copy-protection must >go to "Balance of Power". Not only did Chris Crawford decide to use >the look-up-the-word strategy, but he ALSO copy-protected the disk. >And, believe it or not, the game actually needs to WRITE TO THE (master) >DISK during play! > >-scott Fortunately, Marauder II removes both forms of protection for you. (This is of course assuming that you bought both your copy of Marauder II and Balance of Power. If you got your copies another way, please disregard this information, I don't want to encourage piracy or anything :-) Having read more than I really care to about the evils of copy protection, I'm not going to add my opinion to the list. Being about 400 articles behind in this NewsGroup, I apologize in advance if similar information has already been posted. Looks like I'm going to be here all night reading! APD: ||~ (all purpose disclaimer: Or Not) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Na na na naaa" - The Beatles Amiga (TM?) "Who Ha, Whoha" - FGTH This space // Bizarre/Design "Aah, aah" - Queen currently // Twisted/Fate under \\ // DY/DX "Has anyone seen my marbles?" construction. \// Body/Fisher - SBMUELLER@WATMATH.UUCP Freak --------------------------------------------@-#$--!@#$--$----#$%^&* parity error