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From: cthulhu@athena.MIT.EDU@caip.RUTGERS.EDU
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Subject: EA Copy protections
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Date: Sun, 23-Feb-86 20:04:14 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 23 20:04:14 1986
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From: cthulhu@athena.MIT.EDU

In response to response in response to my last letter... 
It is true that there is a layer of the kernel that can't use screens, but
do you really think it's necessary for Archon, One on one or the like to
use such low-level routines?  No way.  Aside from the resolution, sound
and color, Archon could be done as well on a Apple ][ at 1Mhz w/no blitter
or any other support chips.  When I see some immensly powerful graphics
utilities that bypass the Amiga's high level routines, I'll believe that
it was necessary, but virtually everything I've seen so far needs nothing
more that standard routines... Animating a sprite or two is no excuse to
cut down on the functionality of a program... I could have done most of
the stuff slower, but identically in AmigaBasic... They're neat games, but
there's still no excuse.