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From: landay@cory.Berkeley.EDU (James A. Landay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Magic Sac Problems - Help!!!!
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Date: 3 Feb 89 05:58:13 GMT
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In article <8534@dasys1.UUCP> schuster@dasys1.UUCP (Michael Schuster) writes:
>The later Magic Sac software will only work on the Magic Sac Plus. The
>hardware difference is a clock circuit which was Dave's form of hardware
>copy protection. Since the Magic Sac support software took a quantum leap in
>compatibility after that point, your Magic Sac I is not very useful.
>
>I have a Plus that has sat unused for a very long time ... if it comes to
>that, I could be persuaded to part with mine, as well as my Translator One.
>
>-- 
>l\  /l'   _  Mike Schuster          ...!dasys1!schuster
>l \/ lll/(_  Big Electric Cat       schuster@dasys1.UUCP
>l    lll\(_  New York, NY USA       DELPHI,GEnie:MSCHUSTER  CIS:70346,1745 

I have had a Magic Sac I for a very long time and I have the latest
software (as of October) from Data Pacific and it works fine.  The only
difference between the two is the clock.


 

James A. Landay

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