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From: erkamp@arc.ab.ca (Bob Erkamp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon is Copy Protected
Message-ID: <1991Feb11.164110.983@arc.ab.ca>
Date: 11 Feb 91 16:41:10 GMT
References: <1991Feb9.023327.23336@lsuc.on.ca>
Organization: Alberta Research Council
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In article <1991Feb9.023327.23336@lsuc.on.ca> jimomura@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Omura) writes:
>
>     I just went out and bought "Falcon" by Spectrum Holobytes.
>I CANNOT recommend this program.  Not only is it copy protected,
>it is "double protected."  The disk cannot be backed up by
>normal means and furthermore they also have a codewheel.
>

Well I'm not sure what you're doing but I've had no problems making copies of
my disks. I had Falcon v1.1 and put both disks onto one (format at 880K) and
use this to play as there are no disk swaps required. I've also made similar
disks for the 2 missions (Counterstrike, Firefight). I used Mystic to format
the disks and use a regular file copy to move the files. If you still have
problems let me know.

>     All in all, this is a most unsatisfactory program package.
>It is not a company who I would like to see succeeding in
>this industry.  Hopefully, someday I'll see the founders of
>the company bankrupt.  I will feel no regrets about that at
>all.
>

I have to disagree I think this is a great software package (the codewheel
is a bit of a pain to use). I've gotten many hours of pleasure out of this
flight simulator and would highly recommend it.

>     Those of you planning products in the future, for the
>Atari or any other computer, read this message twice and think
>about it.
>-- 
>Jim Omura, 2A King George's Drive, Toronto, (416) 652-3880

It's a shame you feel that way.

Bob