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From: martin@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Daniel Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Pirating CD-ROMS
Keywords: CD-ROM
Message-ID: <1990Dec19.022916.1676@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Date: 19 Dec 90 02:29:16 GMT
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In article <1990Dec12.143219.4861@lonex.radc.af.mil> jam@lonex.radc.af.mil (Joel A. Mussman) writes:
>In article <1990Dec11.205920.12986@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> pochron@cat52.cs.wisc.edu (David Pochron) writes:
>>Perhaps one of the reasons game developers are so hot on CD-ROM technology
>>is it is impossible to pirate a CD-ROM - too much inforation stored there,
>>even for a hard drive.
>>...
>>doesn't go bust again) every game on the market will use a CD-ROM - 0% loss
>>of sales to piracy.  Only "borrowing" can hurt sales then...
>
>	I suspect myself that most games will not take up the capacity of
>	the CD-ROM, so I don't see how this will cause any changes in the
>	attitudes and actions of many people.  If I'm missing something, I
>	certainly would like to be enlightened!
>Joel Mussman
>jam@lonex.radc.af.mil.

   Three comments.

   - As a software (and soon to be game) developer, I see a good future for
CD-ROM based software.

   - It will not stop piracy.  Maybe complicate it for a while.  DAT or other
mass RAM storage will replace the floppy. 

   - Be assure that all the space will be occupied.  Ask any Sysop, when
you put 1.2 gigs online (networks), it takes usually less than a week to 
be filled at 80%.  I see three primary space filler for games:

	- Nice (nobreakable 10 minutes :-) ) intros, and at last a real
	sound track.  Belive me game producers will soon find 600 meg 
	quite limited.  (and I do not count the redundancy factor here).

	- Game pack, where you sell more than one game at the same time.

	- Advertisement.  Game-Clips (previews).

   Daniel.

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