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From: 33500911@sdcc13.UUCP ({|lit})
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Copy Protection
Message-ID: <392@sdcc13.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 20:37:03 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 12 20:37:03 1985
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Reply-To: 33500911@sdcc13.UUCP (Jim Hayes)
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Organization: U.C. San Diego (aka: Home for the insane)
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I've seen some interesting devices used on a friends computer. (Dare I mention
it's a Commodore 64.)  He has two programs from "Batteries Included" called
Paper Clip and Spell Pack.  To use them, he must insert a little blue thing
into the joystick port.

For the PC, I've seen a C compiler (Genesis, I think) that wouldn't
run until part of itself was loaded from a little box plugged into the
serial port.

I heard a rumor at last January's CES in Las Vegas to the effect
that IBM purchased a Sh**load of SONY CD MECHANISMS.  That might
make pirating (call it by it's real name) more difficult!

Lets redirect the discussion from "WRONG/RIGHT" to alternate
methods.
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