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From: rms@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG (Roger M. Shimada)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Silent Service
Message-ID: <795@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG>
Date: Wed, 2-Sep-87 19:21:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: meccsd.795
Posted: Wed Sep  2 19:21:20 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Sep-87 08:10:36 EDT
References: <8CRONEJP@UREGINA1>
Reply-To: rms@meccsd.UUCP (Roger M. Shimada)
Organization: Minn. Educ. Comp. Corp.
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In article <8CRONEJP@UREGINA1> CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET writes:
>I just figured I'd post this to warn people about a product
>thats been out for a couple of months which I've had no
>end of trouble with.....
>     
>The company is MicroProse and the product is Silent Service

Stuff about head banging, keyword protection, and that Silent Service
writes to itself, and can't deal with a write-protect.  I'll mention
how it will hang if you cruise too long.  Stupid piece of junk.

>Think I'm pissed off????
>OF COURSE I AM.... I paid bucks for this thing, and only
>the largess of my dealer in coping with the fact that
>6 (THATS RIGHT SIX) of them have died on me...
>has made this situation at all tolerable....
...
>Jonathan Crone

My first copy of Silent died on me days after purchase.  I sent it
back and also ordered a backup copy.  (Despite all the flack about
this poorly implemented product.)  Wound up doing the following:

	Write-protect Silent Service.
	Make a copy with Marauder, whatever.  (I.e., a copy that by
		no copy protection standards is identical.)
	Boot Silent Service.  Shudder at head banging.
	Once to the main menu, replace original with copy.
	Play normally.

I like the stupid #$$!!@@@ game too much too.  I'll send a nasty
letter when I get a chance.

Roger Shimada		ihnp4!meccts!rms		rms@MECC.MN.ORG