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From: kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Copy protection {Psygnosis: PLEASE READ} (Re: Lemmings)
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Date: 27 Mar 91 23:36:03 GMT
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In article <56219@sequent.UUCP> cseaman@sequent.UUCP (Chris "The Bartman" Seaman) writes:
>sschaem@starnet.uucp (Stephan Schaem) writes:
>
><  If you know the latest Psynosis copy protection you will know that
><  it doesnt use any 'tricks', simply take advantage of the curent 
><  standart of floppy drive.
>
>It doesn't matter HOW they implement their disk-based protection that
>is at issue.  It is the mere fact that they do it at all.

Actually, HOW they implement is also a problem, as I haven't been able
to run ANY commercial Psygnosis games on either my A1000 or the
A2500/20 at work. They gronk the drive for a second & that's it -
leaving the disk drive light on until I reboot. Now maybe the drives a
a tad bit off, but Psygnosis games are the only software which has this
problem.

I have been able to run TKGS demo, but it is the only thing from
Psygnosis that has booted up and run - at all. I have trouble believing
I am the only one with this problem.

Kent Polk: Southwest Research Institute (512) 522-2882
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