Re: Protecting against copying from hard disks

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From: A Kacker
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1986 14:25

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In article <1877@tekgvs.UUCP> toma@tekgvs.UUCP (Thomas Almy) writes:
>
>Regarding disabling the copy command and otherwise modifying the DOS, what
>is there to protect someone from just bringing a disk with PC/DOS on it
>and booting it?
>
>Tom Almy
I agree that there is no easy way to prevent user's with their own DOS disk
to copy stuff; the only thing I am trying to prevent is when the hard disk DOS
is in control.


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From: akk2@ur-tut.UUCP (A Kacker)
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Subject: Re: Protecting against copying from hard disks
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Date: Tue, 11-Nov-86 09:25:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 11 09:25:36 1986
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