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From: phillip@cbmvax.UUCP (Phillip Lindsay GUEST)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: "Look up a word in the manual" copy protection
Message-ID: <2050@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 28-Jun-87 20:33:39 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 28 20:33:39 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 29-Jun-87 02:49:56 EDT
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in article <8047@linus.UUCP>, sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk) says:
> In-reply-to: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU's message of 27 Jun 87 16:18:23 GMT
> Posting-Front-End: GNU Emacs 18.41.1 of Thu Apr  9 1987 on linus (berkeley-unix)
> 
> 
>>  	As far as games go, this type of copy-protection suits me just
>>  fine..  it means they don't have to copy protect the disk which means
>>  you can back the thing up and use the backup and THAT is more
>>  important to me that taking 10 seconds to lookup and type a word.
> 
> I agree.  And a smart vendor can actually use this copy protection
> scheme as a shrewd marketing "hook."
> 
Another nice side-effect might be "people reading the manuals for a change."
Not to mention that small start-up's can reduce support costs (how many disks
has EA had to resend?)	-phil
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