[comp.sys.amiga] Need help backing up protected ORIGINAL disk

erd@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Ethan R. Dicks) (07/18/88)

I just ordered GO-64!, by Software Insight Systems, and felt a little burned
when I read the manual.  The manual clearly states that "you cannot copy
the disk," and in a big bold box says, "WARNING: Attempts to copy GO-64!tm
may damage your disk."  They do NOT give provisions for sending in a warrantee
card (which was _not_ included in the box) and some money and receiving a
backup disk.

Needless to say, I was not pleased.  I legitamately purchased the product (on
sale for $18 by some mail order house) to do some 8-bit assembler work, using
a C-64 assembler package, rather than writing my own (yes, I have DAsm; I
wanted to be able to test code as well as write it on the Amiga).

Does anyone have any insight on which program might be able to copy GO-64!? I
looked it up on a friend's Maruauder, but with Brain 10, it was not listed.
I did a disk scan with some simple utility (I don't remember which one) and
got a track read error on track 79 ( I think head 1 ).  I did not know how
to set up Marauder to copy it properly.

From what I've played with it, GO-64! seems to be a pretty solid product,
although I would not recommend it to anyone, until I find _some_ way to back
it up (even through the authors)  I was also not warned by the mail order
company that a gender changer was required, even though the asked me what type
of Amiga I owned (A1000)


Thanks in advance,
-ethan
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