dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) (11/14/90)
Summary: >* What's the best program for breaking copy-protection schemes? (So I can move old AppleII+ programs to a hard drive.) Copy II+, version 9.x is the program to have for cracking copy protection. One person also mentioned Essential Data Duplicator. If the protection is bypassed there is a small chance of being able to run programs from the hard disk. (Of course, a bit-copy to another disk is no more usable than the original disk). However, there is general agreement that the prospects are dismal. >* What are the major Apple II magazines, and what is their emphasis? >(I'm most interested in product evaluations.) Computist magazine is THE resource for copy-protection-removal information; subscriptions are $24 - $28 a year (8 issues). COMPUTIST 33821 E Orville Rd Eatonville, WA 98328 A+/Incider was mentioned by several people, but not with much enthusiasm; it gets all the ads. A+/Incider will also be covering Mac LC. Another magazine is Nibble. >* There are some great mail-order software houses for the Mac; is there >anything comparable for the Apple II? Two people mentioned Programs Plus. >* What great software (particularly games) has come out in the last, >say, two years? (I have some catching up to do.) Recommend software includes Appleworks 3.0 (2 people) and ProTerm 2.2, Prince of Persia, Arkanoid, Ultima V, Rommel. Thanks to: ah499@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John Daniels) lang@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Raymond Lang) fadden@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Andy McFadden) cs441219@umbc5.umbc.edu (Sang J. Moon) NOWAKO09@SNYBUFVA (Joe Nowakowski) cs4w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Charles William Swiger) ART100@PSUVM.PSU.EDU (Andy Tefft) -- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com) -- Unisys Corp. / Paoli Research Center / PO Box 517 / Paoli PA 19301 -- Any resemblance between my opinions and those of my employer is improbable. < You can put a mouse on an IBM. And you can put a radio on a motorcycle. >
greg@hoss.unl.edu (Hammer T. H.) (11/15/90)
In <15568@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) writes: >Summary: >>* What's the best program for breaking copy-protection schemes? >(So I can move old AppleII+ programs to a hard drive.) >Copy II+, version 9.x is the program to have for cracking copy >protection. Has the problem with version 9.x actively disliking GS/OS forked files to the extent of destroying the volume they are found on been fixed? This is the thing that keeps me from upgrading from v8.2 (after upgrading from v7.2 -- still use that one, as I have lots of disk images lying around). >-- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com) >-- Unisys Corp. / Paoli Research Center / PO Box 517 / Paoli PA 19301 >-- Any resemblance between my opinions and those of my employer is improbable. >< You can put a mouse on an IBM. And you can put a radio on a motorcycle. > -- __ _____________ __ \ \_\ \__ __/ /_/ / Do you know what you have done? \greg@hoss.unl.edu/ Do you know what you've begun? \_\ \_\|_|/_/ /_/ --Genesis, _Domino_, _Invisible Touch_