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From: outer@utcsrgv.UUCP (Richard Outerbridge)
Newsgroups: net.crypt,net.micro
Subject: Re: Software Piracy and Coupons
Message-ID: <2583@utcsrgv.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Oct-83 12:38:45 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 27 12:38:45 1983
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The disks ARE normal!  You can make as many normal copies as you wish, but none
of the "soft" bits will survive the transfer.  To beat the system you need to
have special disk drives, which can "write" indetirminate bits, OR hack around
in the object code and eliminate the randomness-checker.  Both are possible for
a dedicated disk-cracker, but the scheme is mainly aimed at the casual pirate.

Richard Outerbridge  U of Toronto  utcsrgv!outer