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From: richc@madvax.UUCP (Rich Commins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: "Look up a word in the manual" copy protection
Message-ID: <594@madvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 30-Jun-87 15:22:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: madvax.594
Posted: Tue Jun 30 15:22:20 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 2-Jul-87 02:49:17 EDT
References: <4807@sgi.SGI.COM> <6816@g.ms.uky.edu> <22328@sun.uucp>
Organization: Varian Instruments, Walnut Creek CA
Lines: 19
Keywords: user frustration
Summary: I HATE ALL COPY PROTECTION!

In article <22328@sun.uucp>, cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
> 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
> 
>> 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

	Has anyone ever used a xerox machine before?  All this does is make
	the legal owner and the software pirate both look up the word in the
	manual!  It does nothing to prevent software piracy and causes the
	legal user to waste his time looking up stupid words.

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