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From: rad@genco.uucp (Bob Daniel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Wanted: Comments on 4th Dimension from Acius
Message-ID: <23@genco.uucp>
Date: 30 Aug 90 23:57:19 GMT
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Reply-To: rad@genco. (Bob Daniel)
Organization: Gentry & Assoc. Excelsior Springs, MO
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In article <193@cnam.UUCP> manuel@cnam.UUCP (manuel bouyssou) writes:
>Well, well..
>
>In fact most of European versions of 4th Dimension are copy-protected, but
>NOT the US one (You're lucky one ;-). You should use the ORIGINAL floppy
>disk to launch 4D, or whenever your Mac ask for it. Of course, as it is
>COPY-PROTECTED there's no patches. 
>
>However, IF you've a US version, WITH protection, THEN ask ACIUS to
>replace it. Hope this may help ;-)


The 4D 2.1 Development isn't copy protected but the Compiler is.  After 40
or so uses of the Compiler, it asks for the original disk.  I'm not at all
thrilled with this.  Acius shouldn't fight copy protection where it's the
developers who have to pay.  If I that disk goes bad, I don't want to have
to wait for another disk in order to get a project out the door.  I think
serial numbers is enough protection.