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From: perod@ifi.uio.no (Per Christian deg}rd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: F19 Stealth Fighter
Message-ID: <1990Oct29.154645.7556@ifi.uio.no>
Date: 29 Oct 90 15:46:45 GMT
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	Yep, I've got the F-19 Stealth Fighter(UK Version), and in my eyes
	it's the best ever flight sim for the Amiga. BUT! As you correctly
	mention, it is not possible for the average user to install the
	sim on a hard-disk! But in the manual they (MicroProse) actually say
	that this can be done! Thay also claim that pilots may be saved
	on the original disk, which a) doesn't work b) may damage the ORIGINAL.

	Formatting another diskette and inserting it when prompted for
	the log disk works on my machine and should work on yours too.

	Another annoying thing about the copy-protection is that making
	back-ups of the original is impossible using the AmigaDOS duplicator.
	The ONLY program that worked, was XCOPYv2.0(and 3.0). When you pay
	loadsa dosh for a sim, you shouldn't have to run the risk of
	damaging the original. When they included the plane identification
	copy protection in the game, protecting the disks should be
	unnecessary.

	I haven't heard anything about a US version of F19, and it is not
	very likely to appear, as the UK version is NTSC compatible.

	I, too, have plans to contact MicroProse asking for a hard-disk
	installable copy. Why should PC owners have this privilege and not
	the jolly bunch of Amiga owners? Beats me!
	The only way to avoid disk swapping seems to be getting hold of
	the one-disk cracked version of F19, and MicroProse wouldn't want
	that to happen, would they?

	So, MicroProse, make a hard-disk installable version of F19
	available for registered purchasers! It's a public demand! ;o)



	'Major' Per "Violator" Odegard (perod@ifi.uio.no)