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From: mvolo@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Deluxe Pain II Blues
Summary: EA uses hardware-dependent copy protection
Message-ID: <5657@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>
Date: 27 Aug 88 14:28:14 GMT
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In article <628@proxftl.UUCP>, markd@proxftl.UUCP (Mark Davidson) writes:


I believe that Electronic Arts is famous for using hardware-dependent
copy protection, so that non-standard hardware causes their programs
to bomb.  I had problems with EA games in conjunction with my
JRAM3 (Tall Tree Systems) memory board.  If you can remove the
copy protection (with one of 'those' programs) or with the CopyIIPC
option board, you can probably run EA software better (don't know if it's
worth it or not).
Michael R. Volow                   919 286 0411, page beeper #550
Dept. of Psychiatry                mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP
Durham Vet Admin Medical Center
Durham, N.C. 27705