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From: joel@gould9.UUCP (Joel West)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Warning about More
Message-ID: <795@gould9.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-Oct-86 07:09:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: gould9.795
Posted: Wed Oct  1 07:09:27 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 3-Oct-86 00:31:02 EDT
References: <5954@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <13185@amdcad.UUCP>
Organization: Western Software Technology, Vista, CA
Lines: 46
Summary: it is all legit

In article <13185@amdcad.UUCP>, jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) writes:
> We may have even more sabotage around. Take a look below:
> 
> | From: ix21@sdcc6.ucsd.EDU (David Whiteman)
> | Newsgroups: net.sources.mac,net.micro.mac
> | Subject: Adventure Game
> | Message-ID: <2860@sdcc6.ucsd.EDU>
> | Date: 14 Sep 86 19:46:04 GMT
> | 
> | I just posted in net.sources.mac an adventure written by a friend of
> | mine.  He used World Builder, which is the same program used to
> | write Encanted Scepters which is a commercial program.  Even though
> | it is a very long program I am sure you will enjoy it.  Just don't
> | take it to seriously and keep it mind that it is a first effort at
> | adventure writing.  Commands are entered both by typing commands
> | and pointing at various objects with the mouse.
> | 
> | This program was tested on a MacPlus only.  It should work on a 512K
> | Mac, but one was not available for testing -- it may even work on a
> | 128KMac.  I will gladly forward any comments or any requests for
> | help.
> 
> I had kept this around, waiting to download it, (355K), I decided to
> do a strings on it, found this:
> 
> +---------------
> | This is not the original disk, or the disk is defective.
> +---------------

I spoke with Eric Zocher, the VP R&D at Silicon Beach Software, who
publish World Builder, and he said:

    1)	It is possible to make copy-protected games with World Builder,
	although for obvious reasons SBS will discuss this only with
	those planning on commercially releasing their 'world's.
	The string is present, however, on all World Builder games.
    2)	David Whiteman is a real person;
    3)	Chris Wiggington is a real person.

I think we've had enough slander and paranoia by people who may not
share one individual's personal beliefs.  'Nuff said.
-- 
	Joel West			     MCI Mail: 282-8879
	Western Software Technology, POB 2733, Vista, CA  92083
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