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From: david@randvax.UUCP (David Shlapak)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Empire (really RE: Strategic Conquest copy protection)
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Date: Sun, 27-Jul-86 16:38:50 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 27 16:38:50 1986
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> 
> the copy-protection of this game is particularly "cute".  when it detects that
> you are playing a copy, it cheats .... and beats the hell out of you.
> 
> unfortunately, with a Mac+ or MacEnhanced, it even considers the original
> game disk a "pirate-copy" and cheats.  Anyone know how to defeat it?
> 
>         ---Werner       (any complaints about me wanting to disarm the
>                          copy protection go straight into the BIG file)

    I've had no problems beating the computer with my archival backup of
"Strategic Conquest" on my upgraded Mac pseudo-Plus.

    BTW, as regards defeating copy protection, since my original game disk
self-destructed one sunny Sunday morning (and since PBI has no system for
providing backup copies), I wuz certainly glad thjat Copy II Mac existed!
Now if only they'd come out with a version that works with an 800K drive...

						--- das