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Re: 17 Acorn Games (no boxes)

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From: Matthew Harvey
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 00:00
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In article <19950907152949.olly@mantis.co.uk>,
          olly@mantis.co.uk (Olly Betts) wrote:

> In article <19950907.021459.89@a5000.demon.co.uk>,
> Roger Woodhouse <roger@a5000.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >I have the following games for sale 
> >Please note the following games are discs on ie. no box or instructions
> >(lost them in move :-( )
> >ALL discs are originals (this is a private sale)
> >
> >************
> >
> >[...]
> >Coruption          Jinxter          Twinworld        
> >[...]
> >White Magic        Fish             Quazer             
> 
> Don't Corruption, Jinxter and Fish all have "what's the <n>-th word on page
> <m> of the manual" protection?  I know my copy of Fish does.  I don't know
> about the other games on the list.
> 
> Therefore without manuals, at least 3 of these games are useless unless you
> are prepared to hack away the software protection.
> 
> Olly

I've got Jinxter and Corruption and as far as I know that isn't true. 

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Matthew Harvey
harvey@harve.demon.co.uk
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From: Harvey@harve.demon.co.uk (Matthew Harvey)
Subject: Re: 17 Acorn Games (no boxes)
Date: 1995/09/07
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