g4r@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Andy Burnett) (01/17/90)
Hi. I have an Atari 1040STfm and a Megafile 30. Is there any way that I can install copy protected games such as Dungeon Master and F/16 Combat Pilot on my hard drive? I just recently purchased these two programs and would like the convienience of having them on my hard drive. ---------------------------------------------------------- Andy Burnett | The more things change, | g4r@mentor.cc.purdue.edu | the more they stay insane. | ----------------------------------------------------------
matthews@umd5.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) (01/17/90)
In article <6451@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> g4r@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Andy Burnett) writes: > > Hi. I have an Atari 1040STfm and a Megafile 30. Is there any way that I >can install copy protected games such as Dungeon Master and F/16 Combat Pilot >on my hard drive? I just recently purchased these two programs and would like >the convienience of having them on my hard drive. > >Andy Burnett | The more things change, | Nope. Copy protected software must be run off of floppy. Pain in the tucus, but that's the way it is... Mike
rich@lakesys.lakesys.com (Richard Dankert) (01/18/90)
In article <5956@umd5.umd.edu> matthews@umd5.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) writes: >In article <6451@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> g4r@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Andy Burnett) writes: >> >> Hi. I have an Atari 1040STfm and a Megafile 30. Is there any way that I >>can install copy protected games such as Dungeon Master and F/16 Combat Pilot >>on my hard drive? I just recently purchased these two programs and would like >>the convienience of having them on my hard drive. >> >>Andy Burnett | The more things change, | > >Nope. Copy protected software must be run off of floppy. Pain in the tucus, >but that's the way it is... Nope, thats not always the rule. For a vast majority of protected software, one can place the program (providing the files are readable) on the hard drive, and then use the main disk with the copy protection as a KEY disk. There is also another alternative. Get, Revolver. Then load the game in, and start playing, but when your done just roll out the memory partition out to the hard drive. Admiditly this is a kludge, but it is workable. >Mike rich..... UUCP: rich@lakesys.lakesys.COM {always .... } #disclaimer I am not affliated with any of the above mentioned mfgs. or makers of software, just a satisfied customer.
g4r@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Andy Burnett) (01/18/90)
> Nope, thats not always the rule. For a vast majority of protected >software, one can place the program (providing the files are readable) on the >hard drive, and then use the main disk with the copy protection as a KEY disk. > Won't the program still look to the 'A' drive for the programs/data? >There is also another alternative. > >Get, Revolver. Then load the game in, and start playing, but when your done >just roll out the memory partition out to the hard drive. Admiditly this is >a kludge, but it is workable. > Where can I get Revolver? How much does it cost? How does this program work? Andy Burnett g4r@mentor.cc.purdue.edu