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Re: Unprotected cartridges

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From: Ravi Subrahmanyan
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1985 00:32
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Organization: Microelectronics Center of NC; RTP, NC
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There is NO protection; you could conceivably wreck a cart. I guess atari 
thought it was dispensable, it certainly wasn't essential, and besides it
made it somewhat easier to copy cartridges onto diskfiles.. I'd say you'd
better tell the kids that their favourite games may get wrecked..

Ravi
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From: ravi@mcnc.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan)
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Subject: Re: Unprotected cartridges
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Date: Tue, 12-Mar-85 19:32:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 12 19:32:36 1985
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