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From: dwb@Apple.COM (David W. Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: FullWrite and a dealer
Message-ID: <12536@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 20 Jun 88 21:08:53 GMT
References: <8806182222.AA23513@decwrl.dec.com> <5120@super.upenn.edu>
Reply-To: dwb@apple.apple.com.UUCP (David W. Berry)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <5120@super.upenn.edu> hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Josh Hodas) writes:
>In article <8806182222.AA23513@decwrl.dec.com> long@rainbo.dec.com (Now HE will ask the questions!) writes:
>>	- The FullWrite installation apparently modifies the DISTRIBUTION
>>disk to write your name, company, and program serial number.  If true, this 
>Yes, Fullwrite does what the dealer said (as do Microsoft Products and many
>others nowadays) but yes, he could just have copied the originals befor start-
>ing up.
	Actually, if you copy the original distribution onto a hard disk
or another floppy disk and then run the copy, it all works fine.  You wind
up customizing (ie., putting your name and a serial number) into the copy.
The original remains pristine.

>>I tend to suspect that the dealer was just being difficult and ignorant.  
	That's a better guess.  Although they still might have had to
sacrifice one copy since they might not be able to sell the one with
the shrink opened.

>>Rich
>Josh

	
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