Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!porthos.rutgers.edu!pearl From: pearl@porthos.rutgers.edu (Starbuck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac games [Was: Crystal Quest] Message-ID:Date: 17 Aug 88 22:25:12 GMT References: <1838@hodge.UUCP> <25950@think.UUCP> Reply-To: pearl@porthos.rutgers.edu (Starbuck) Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 26 In article <25950@think.UUCP> ephraim@vidar.think.com.UUCP (ephraim vishniac) writes: On MSFS vs AFT: > >FS is obnoxiously copy-protected. It *must* be the start-up disk. It >cannot be installed on a hard disk. > >AFT is not copy-protected and will run off a hard disk. When the >program starts up, it shows you the silhouette of a plane described in >the manual and asks a question about it (e.g., What's this plane's >length in feet?). Answer correctly, and you're all set. Answer >wrongly, and you're dumped out. > >I like FlightSim. I like AFT. I'd like FlightSim for the Mac II in >addition to AFT, because they're so different. Just a pointof information, Microsoft nolonger copy protects their products, INCLUDING FS. However, I have a copy-protected version :-( Steve Stephen Pearl (Starbuck) Work: (201)932-2443 Home: (201)246-3927 UUCP: rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!pearl ARPA: pearl@topaz.rutgers.edu US MAIL: LPO 12749 CN 5064, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 QUOTES: "What is Starbuck-ing?" -Adultress 19 "Works for me!" -Rick Hunter (The Cop, not the Robotech Defender)