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From: dusek@motcid.UUCP (James P. Dusek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Copy Protection
Message-ID: <3263@azure8.UUCP>
Date: 29 May 90 16:23:29 GMT
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Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL
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hamish@waikato.ac.nz writes:

>NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!

> What happens when the computer or ethernet card decides that it has had a
>long & hard life and decides to take retirement early? Do I now have to buy
>a new software package? Or am I just forced to lose money by not being able
>to work until I can get a replacement program. (Yes I can replace the H/W
>fairly quickly eg 20 mins).

 What happens is you change the id prom when the hardware gets replaced.When a sun
cpu goes out to lunch we replace the board,but switch the id prom.This could also   
be done with home computers, and the proms hardly ever fail.I haven't replaced any
yet.