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From: EEMA031%MAINE.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU
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Subject: weak bits
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Date: Sat, 8-Mar-86 02:06:54 EST
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From: EEMA031%MAINE.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU  (Michael W. Picher)

I believe that EA used this copy protection scheme of weak bits on
some (if not all) of their games written for the C-64.  I think the
trick around this was to write the data to the disk at different
speeds...

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Michael Picher
eema031@maine.bitnet
University of Maine
EE Dept.