Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ut-sally!utah-cs!utah-gr!uplherc!esunix!bpendlet From: bpendlet@esunix.UUCP (Bob Pendleton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: "Gizmo" Copy Protection Message-ID: <407@esunix.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Jul-87 11:24:46 EDT Article-I.D.: esunix.407 Posted: Tue Jul 21 11:24:46 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 08:46:56 EDT References: <3930@spool.WISC.EDU> Distribution: comp Organization: Evans & Sutherland, Salt Lake City, Utah Lines: 21 in article <3930@spool.WISC.EDU>, derek@speedy.WISC.EDU (Derek Zahn) says: -- Ooh, even better; now that we have an Amiga with expansion slots, how about -- providing a "copy protection board" -- it has to be plugged into a slot in -- order for the program to work. Copying a PC board is even more trouble -- than copying a manual. Yeah, that's it... -- -- derek -- Its been done. Two ( was it really only two ) jobs ago the palce I worked used a circuit desing package that ran on an XT. The package used its own graphics card. If I remember correctly the software was very inexpensive, but the boards cost around $3000. Our engineer guessed it had a build cost of under $100. Bob Pendleton -- Bob Pendleton @ Evans & Sutherland UUCP Address: {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4,allegra}!decwrl!esunix!bpendlet Alternate: {ihnp4,seismo}!utah-cs!utah-gr!uplherc!esunix!bpendlet I am solely responsible for what I say.