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From: lbotez@pro-sol.cts.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Copy Protection Schemes
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Date: 28 Jun 89 03:31:33 GMT
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>The scheme so far would not annoy buyers, because it can be copied and
>put onto a hard drive, it simply requires a key disk which is not really
>any hassle.  I bought Deluxe Paint II, and I don't consider it a hassle
>to stick in the key disk when I run it off of my hard drive.

Well, you may not consider it a hassle, but I DO.  What a pain in the neck to
have to go scrounging around looking for that original disk; god only knows
where it is...

Anyway, unless it's some kind of arcade game; it's probably not worth up on a
hard drive anyway.  You play the game, you finish it... you go on.

I would assume it's quite easy to remove that kind of copy protection.
However, with "JohnDos"... you're looking at a unique operating system.