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Re: Anti-Piracy by Serial Number ?

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From: sam4628
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 14:58
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In article <125@complex.complex.is>, frisk@complex.is (Fridrik Skulason) writes...
>It would only work if the user copied your software with a COPY comand...
>if he used DISKCOPY or any disk-duplication software, the serial number
>would be copied as well.
> 

I use DOS 5.0, and my DISKCOPY creates a new S/N on the destination floppy.
Which DISKCOPY are you using?

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