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From: zlhb0a@apctrc.uucp (Lawrence H. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Dungeon Master, updates.
Summary: FLAME
Keywords: CopyProtection, NonMultitasking
Message-ID: <589@apctrc.UUCP>
Date: 18 Oct 88 16:30:54 GMT
References: <6920@ut-emx.UUCP> <10094@cup.portal.com>
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In article <10094@cup.portal.com> Richard_Alan_Kaapke@cup.portal.com writes:
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=I suspect Dungeon Master will be about as heavily copy protected as
					^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<--strike one
=Discovery Software's ARKANOID. I think (for memory reasons) they
					^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<---??Wha? Strike two
=will shut down multitasking. I know for certain this is a 1 megabyte
	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<---(see below) strike THREE!
=program! Also, the sound effects are in stereo and are vastly expanded

(FLAME ON)
I don't have any beef with the copy protection issue, provided there is a way
to load it onto a hard disk (not bloody damn likely).  Even a read from manual
or (gasp) codewheel is fine.

The amiga can handle up to 8 megs, roughly.  This program only uses 1 meg.
I find it very unlikely that it is truely a memory reason, its probably more
along the line of copy protection and a sloppy programming job that doesn't
cater to a multitasking environment (amoung other things for instance, the
ability to pause the game, switch screens, and do something else for a while).
I think this is bullsh-t.  Why can't they program this?  Smokescreen city.

(Side note, now that D-cksc-very is in the game business, notice how they
dropped Maurader?)

(FLAME OFF)

	I like Discovery.  They have written some good programs.  I was
impressed with Zoom (saw it at a user group meeting) and thought it was a
flashy game.  We should continue to support them but we (IMHO) should
also encourage them to write programs that work in a multitasking environment.

Responses and flames welcome.  I know I sure don't have all the answers...
	Lawrence H. Brown
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