Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!cunews!dgbt!ted
From: ted@dgbt.doc.ca (Ted Grusec DGBT/DBR)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: FINALE
Message-ID: <1990Dec19.013723.12306@dgbt.doc.ca>
Date: 19 Dec 90 01:37:23 GMT
References: <14977@crdgw1.crd.ge.com>
Organization: The Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada
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I have seen a lot of complaints about copy protection as I browse through
various music-related newsgroups.  I am somewhat surprised that few know about
a product that has been around for some time - namely the Option Board, by
Central Point Software in Washington. This is a board that goes inside the
computer. With its software, the board bypasses the normal disk controller so
that a literal copy can be made of any piece of software.  It works extremely
well, even on disks with the most vicious protection schemes.

Note that it does NOT break copy protection. What it does is let you make a
literal copy, i.e. a copy-protected copy. That is all you need for your own
protection. No more worries about protection codes being wiped off the hard
disk by accidents or crashes. Just reinstall from a "new" copied copy.  Cost
for board and software is less than $200, as I recall.