Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!yale!cmcl2!uupsi!rodan.acs.syr.edu!amichiel From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Do *NOT* reveal or mention "hacking" information (was Re: paper Message-ID: <1990Nov11.055436.5138@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Date: 11 Nov 90 05:54:36 GMT References: <39489@ut-emx.uucp> Sender: amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Lines: 27 In article stanley@phoenix.com (John Stanley) writes: > Would Lotus care to know the reason I now use Quattro Pro instead of >123? In case they are listening, it is because they copy protect 123, and >Borland does not protect Quattro. I have a 5.25 version of 123. I want it >on a system with only 3.5. Can I do it? Ha Ha ha hahahahaha. Actually, Lotus sells 123 with either disk format, and is very nice about providing prompt disk exchange if you call them and have the wrong format or your requirements change. 123 has not been copy protected in years. Actually in version 2.01 you could buy a upgrade package to remove it, since then it hasn't been copy protected. It has been registered/ startup screen sin 'protected'. Once installed completely, you never need the original disks again, burn them if desired. Simply make a copy off the hard disk onto whatever media you need. Further, the copy protection on the startup/sin screen is quite easy to defeat/overcome (basically), but what's the difference. If your going to steal the softwarr, a sin screen is of little relevance. Actually, If I were commenting on how quattro provides support for floppy only systems, I'd say that they copy protected it too, possibly worse. al -- Al. Michielsen, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University InterNet: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Bitnet: AMICHIEL@SUNRISE