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From: meldal@ithink.Stanford.EDU (Sigurd Meldal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SimCity Help Wanted: Detroit Scenario
Message-ID: <67@ithink.stanford.edu>
Date: 12 Apr 90 00:22:22 GMT
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Sender: meldal@ithink.STANFORD.EDU (Sigurd Meldal)
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In article <16382.26238A2C@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Leo.Bores@f14.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Leo Bores) writes:
>In an article of <9 Apr 90 15:46:48 GMT>, lawf@cellar.bellcore.com (Lawrence 
>Fan) writes:
>
> LF>While we are talking about SimCity, does anyone know if it will run on 
> LF>a Mac
> LF>Plus?  I only have a plus at home and don't want to get that game if it
> LF>only runs in color.
>
>Make sure that you get the MONO version and you should not have any problems.

DO NOT BUY THE MONOCHROME VERSION! It is copyprotected, and does not run
under MultiFinder.

The color version is real neat, though. It is not copyprotected, and
it runs under MultiFinder. Why the company made a different package
for the monochrome version is beyond me.

Obnoxiously, they did not warn the buyer that the MONOCHROME version
was less than useful, there is no sign on the box that says "Finder
Only" and/or "Copyprotected" - I screamed and ranted when I discovered the
problems (and then got on the phone to them, and screamed and ranted
some more. They claimed they would soon offer an upgrade to a
MF-friendly, non-copyprotected version. I have yet to see that offer,
and it has been a while.)

-- Sigurd
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