timothyb@crash.UUCP (11/23/86)
Thanks to all who sent mail concerning the Ultima problem. It appears that my
friend and myself are not the only ones who have experienced problems with
this software. Since my last posting, I also purchased the game. My friend
called Origin Systems and they said that the shopkeepers will say "Honesty is
a virtue, I will not trade with you" only if using a copy of the original
disk. So, now he waits as he sent his original back to them. For those of you
who havn't screwed up your original yet, DON'T WRITE TO IT ANYMORE! Heres how
to make a backup. First, copy you Ultima disk. After you done this, boot the
game with the ORIGINAL. The game will check to make sure it is the original
while booting. After the message <PRESS SPACE> appears, remove the disk and
put in your copy. Put the ORIGINAL away. You won't need it until you need to
boot the game again. Put your copy in and proceed to enjoy the game! If only
my friend had known this before destroying his one and only original, as the
game write to the disk constantly. Hope this info helps...
BTW, I bought Defender of the Crown as well, and I see no way to avoid
using the original. (You can use a copy of Reel One, but not two). At least
you can leave the write protect on... Oh well.
Timothy B. Burleson
San Diego Swamplands
{akgua,hplabs!hp-sdd,sdcsvax,nosc}!crash!timothyberic@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Eric Lavitsky) (11/24/86)
Marauder II from Discovery Software will backup Defender of The Crown
and, in fact, deprotect it. I would assume it does something similiar
with Ultima. So after backing it up, you can copy the whole thing into
a two megabyte ram drive and run it! (I've done it with my ASDG ram
disk - some of the text screens go by faster than you can read them!).
I think Marauder is a great product and should be purchased by all
Amiga owners concerned about being able to make backup copies of the
(often expensive) software they have purchased. I know I was worried
about using my original Defender disks the first week or two after I
bought the game, and it cost ~$40! Look for Discovery's ad in the
latest Amiga World (love their comparison chart!).
Eric
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