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Subject: Re: How do I backup EA games?
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Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 02:03:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 28 02:03:00 1987
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>/* Written 11:28 pm  Oct 27, 1987 by jjoshua@topaz.rutgers.edu 
>
>	I just bought a copy of Electronic Arts' Pinball Construction
>Set. The program works just fine but I am having a problem trying to
>back it up. I CAN'T. It seems that EA has a darn good protection
>scheme. Is there a program that could help me? How bout a patch?

   Electronic Arts puts out good software, as well as good protection
of their software. I don't know of any software methods of copying,
and patching might be out of the question, since the disks aren't
DOS-compatible. I have a copy of "The Seven Cities of Gold," which I
BOUGHT. (If you don't believe me, ask me any question about the package.)
It was well worth the $11 I spent on it. I finally was able to back it up,
but only using a COPY II PC option board, which is HARDWARE, not SOFTWARE.
That is the only solution I can think of.

   A side note: I think if the software companies would keep all their
games reasonably priced, say under $20 to $25, they would sell 3 to 4 times
what they do now. Then they wouldn't even have to worry about protection
schemes, which are a pain in the ___ for people who actually buy the stuff.
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Steve Creps on the VAX 8650 running Ultrix 2.0-1 at Indiana University.
	creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu
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