Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.programmer:21124 comp.protocols.appletalk:5184 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!linac!uwm.edu!rpi!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!tosh!starta From: starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: Idea for painless copy protection Message-ID: Date: 29 Jan 91 03:04:55 GMT References: <3845@uakari.primate.wisc.edu> Reply-To: tosh!starta@asuvax.eas.asu.edu (John Starta) Distribution: na Organization: Before Computing Inc., Phoenix, AZ Lines: 20 bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) writes: > I believe that something like the proposed scheme is used by PC-NFS, > and the customers hate it. Consider yourself as the person that has > to install the UNIQUE copy on each machine, and having to keep track > of which machine has which serial number. Think about that for > dozens, or hundreds of machines. I don't think your example is suitable for your response. The reason I say this is that if you maintain a hundred, or even a dozen machines you should have a profile of each machine. Having to note an additional serial number is nothing if you maintain reasonable records. And doing so only makes your job easier in the long run. John -- John A. Starta Internet: tosh!starta@asuvax.eas.asu.edu Software Visionary UUCP: ncar!noao!asuvax!tosh!starta AOL: AFA John; CompuServe: 71520,3556