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From: c60c-4au@web-4f.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Unprotecting BASIC programs
Keywords: BASIC, basic, unprotection
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Date: 15 Oct 88 22:19:41 GMT
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A while ago, someone posted a message asking about a way to deprotect
BASIC programs which were saved with the ",p" option.  (Actually, he
probably did not know that they were saved this way, but by his description
of being able to RUN a program, but not LIST it, I assume this is his
problem).  I tried E-Mailing him, but I can't seem to reach him, so I decided
to post this message, since it is short.

This program, UNPRO, is a short memory-resident program which will 
unprotect BASIC programs.  To run the program, just run UNPRO from the
DOS prompt, and it will be installed.  Now, load BASIC (I have only
tried it with GW-BASIC, but it should run with BASICA too), and load the
protected program.  Now, enter a control-D.  You should hear a beep. Now,
LIST the program and the program will be there.  It may now be saved 
normally.

The UUencoded program follows (since it is only 128 bytes long, I figured
I would put it here):

section 1 of uuencode 2.13 of file unpro.com    by R.E.M.

begin 644 unpro.com
MZSV`_`!U+E.<#KL0`5/K)3T$('4>45:^``.Y``B[``/\K#S^=0?&1/\`NP<B9
MXO)>68O#6\\N_RXZ`0``````'C/`CMB^6`#$//K'!`(!C$P"'XD^.@&,!CP!,
F^[H_`<TG&@``````````````````````````````````````````]
``
end
size     128



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