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Article #9473Re: Duplicating Coppy Protected Floppies
From: Howard S Shubs
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 19:37
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 19:37
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In <1992Dec13.171849.16892@cis.ohio-state.edu> fullerto@mostaccioli.cis.ohio-state.edu (timothy dwight fullerton) writes: > While I have usually had great luck with copy II mac, and even better >with MacBackup, the write protection scheme in Opcode products is just too >good. In other words, after considerable effort, I have never been able to >back them up. If you find something which can do it, PLEASE let me know. > Using MacTools, it appears that the write protection works by >installing an invisible init/file into the system folder. Ah, I see. Opcode is apparently a company begging to have its user protection scheme cracked. Good luck. BTW, there -is- no such thing as "good" disk-based copy protection. Just FYI.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pageworks.com!world!enterpoop.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!hri.com!noc.near.net!nic.umass.edu!umassd.edu!hshubs From: hshubs@cis.umassd.edu (Howard S Shubs) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Duplicating Coppy Protected Floppies Message-ID: <Bz7qJ7.12q@umassd.edu> Date: 13 Dec 92 19:37:54 GMT References: <85241@ut-emx.uucp> <1gfmqdINN5a7@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU> <1992Dec13.171849.16892@cis.ohio-state.edu> Sender: usenet@umassd.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Lines: 15