jwr@ecsvax.UUCP (02/27/84)
Does anyone know how to put Multiplan on the XT hard disk so that the program diskette does not need to be in the "A" drive? Thanks, John Rider Duke
doc@ecsvax.UUCP (02/29/84)
Yes, there are two ways. One that I have tried and one that I have heard
about. First, the one that I use. Since I thought that IBM's Multiplan
was copy protected, I simply purchased the generic one formatted for the
Compaq. It works just as well, though I didn't get the color screens.
That method is simple, straightforward and inexpensive (even cheaper than
university discounts). The second method, whose reliablity I can't vouch
for is to dial up Compuserve<tm> and look at the IBM bulletin board for
the code to unlock IBM Multiplan 1.0. I suspect that by the time IBM
delivers 1.1, the code for unprotecting that will be there too.
Please note that I do not condone piracy. Unprotecting should be
done by lawful owners only, so that they may make the backups to which
they are entitled. I personally feel about copy protecting the way that
the NRA feels about guns -- to paraphrase "When copies are outlawed,
only outlaws will have copies."
Doc Muhlbaier
Duke Biometry
decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!docseaburg@uiucdcs.UUCP (seaburg ) (02/29/84)
#R:ecsvax:-206200:uiucdcs:24700039:000:92 uiucdcs!seaburg Feb 28 18:22:00 1984 As far as I know, it can't be done. If so you could make too many copies for your buddies.