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Article #51Re: Pro350 Configuration, Where To Find Stuff...
From: Andy Hakim
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 01:29
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 01:29
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barry@chezmoto.ai.mit.edu (Barry Kort) writes: : Venix requires an authorization code which has to be entered when : you install it. The code is computed as a 5-digit hash function of : both the serial number of the copy of Venix and the CPU ID number : of your machine. The folks at VenturCom were kind enough to run : their little program to give me the authorization codes for installing : my single copy of PRO Venix 1.0 on a half-dozen machines. (Don't : call DEC's 800 number to get the authorization codes. You won't : get anywhere with them.) I am stuck with a copy of Venix 1.1 which I cant use because of the above authorization number nonsense. I could not get past the secretary at Vcom. I faxed their techicians on friday, but havent heard from them yet. Are there any "hackers/crackers" that would be able to patch the venix install disk? (Keeping in mind that vcom does not make/support this product any longer) Are there any other sources of obtaining a valid authorization number? perhaps someone else has the algorithm? -andy
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!cosc16to From: cosc16to@menudo.uh.edu (Andy Hakim) Subject: Re: Pro350 Configuration, Where To Find Stuff... Message-ID: <1992Aug10.012933.25518@menudo.uh.edu> Organization: University of Houston X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4 References: <BARRY.92Aug9134808@chezmoto.ai.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 01:29:33 GMT Lines: 23