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From: cmcmanis@pepper.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: "Look up a word in the manual" copy protection
Message-ID: <22328@sun.uucp>
Date: Mon, 29-Jun-87 15:10:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: sun.22328
Posted: Mon Jun 29 15:10:22 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Jun-87 04:39:39 EDT
References: <4807@sgi.SGI.COM> <6816@g.ms.uky.edu>
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Reply-To: cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis)
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mountain View
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Keywords: user frustration

In article <6816@g.ms.uky.edu> sean@ms.uky.csnet (Sean Casey) writes:
>After unwittingly purchasing my second piece of software with this most
>annoying feature, Starglider, I hereby swear to always check for this and
>never ever buy software that has it again.

Hey, at least the damn program disk isn't copyprotected with some bogus file
or something. You can backup the disk and run from the backup without any 
problem. I really detest schemes like MicroProse's on Silent Service 
(*Both* look in the manual and bogus bits) especially when their own program
can make the disk unusable. I applauded Jes San for making it possible to
keep my main disk intact. How hard is is really to look up a word? Is it
harder or easier than sending a broken disk back to the manufacturer.


--Chuck McManis
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These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.