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From: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Writing to write protected disks?
Keywords: Virus,Atari,ST
Message-ID: <420@nikhefk.UUCP>
Date: 21 Sep 88 20:50:03 GMT
References: <614@ethz.UUCP> <1633@crete.cs.glasgow.ac.uk>
Reply-To: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
Organization: Personal Computer Magazine, Holland  Host: NIKHEFK
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In article <1633@crete.cs.glasgow.ac.uk> whitbye@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (Elliot Maxwell Whitby) writes:
#
#Yes it is unfortunately possible to write to write protected disks.
#This is a great idea for software protection, which I personally don't
#believe in, but you do get the unscrupulous people who are that bad that
#they will ruin everybody else's fun by writing pointless viusses which are
#no use to absolutely anyonee
#
#ps		Borf is here.

C'mon... be more specific. Show me a program that writes to a writeprotected
disk. We did extensive tests on programs that claimed such activity and
always came to the conclusion that all of these rumours are bogwosh.

The hardware specs of Atari drives/diskcontroller are pretty much standard
and I've never (I mean NEVER) seen a modern diskdrive that wasn't
completely capable of recognizing writeprotection.

Gimme more than "Yes it is possible.."
        Paul Molenaar

	"Just checking the walls"
		- Basil Fawlty -
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        Paul Molenaar

	"Just checking the walls"
		- Basil Fawlty -