dave@unislc.uucp (Dave Martin) (04/03/91)
From article <mykes.0384@sega0.SF-Bay.ORG>, by mykes@sega0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz): > In article <NV89-NUN.91Mar26143125@alv.nada.kth.se> nv89-nun@alv.nada.kth.se (Nicklas Ungman) writes: >>In article <mykes.0250@sega0.SF-Bay.ORG> mykes@sega0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz) writes: >> >>I don't see any reason to make a program (game or not) non HD installable. >>In fact I see it as lazyness or stupidity to not do it. The reason of >>having a hard disk is to be able to access all your programs from it, >>instead of having several hundreds of floppy disks all over your place, >>which can result in a great mess of floppy disks. >> > So you can modem it to your friends? > #pragma SOAPBOX making a game not-hd installable has NOT STOPPED any pirates that i've seen. copy protecting a game has NOT STOPPED any pirates that i've seen. copy protecting a game has made a market for copy software/gadgets (i'd like to know how many game companies have some form of investment in copy software/gadget companies). I have NEVER seen ANY FORM of copy protection stop something from being pirated. When are software companies going to get the message that after investing thousands to develop a new copy protection scheme, some pirate will break it 5 minutes later? I have seen it STOP honest people from purchasing the game. I do not pirate stuff myself. I also do not buy on-disk protected software unless there is some method of obtaining a non-protected version. Imbedding my name in the intro screen is fine. I do still buy stuff that uses some other form of protection such as manual lookup, codewheels, or code sheets, as these do not hinder my ability make backups (which I am entitled to do under the law). I don't like these other forms of protection, but I can live with them for now. #pragma NOSOAPBOX > It is the other way around... THe OS is insulting to games. It is not ... > The Amiga is a game machine with the power of a computer. At least two I'm glad that not everyone views it this way. >> >|n| rjc@albert.ai.mit.edu Amiga, the computer for the creative mind. |n| >>(Only masochists program in assembler only :-) > > Someone sold you a lie. > You have obviosly never had to maintain a large application that needs to run on several different platforms (as in different CPU's and O.S.'s) > -- > ******************************************************** > * Appendix A of the Amiga Hardware Manual tells you * > * everything you need to know to take full advantage * > * of the power of the Amiga. And it is only 10 pages! * > ******************************************************** I consider part of the power to be multitasking. -- VAX Headroom Speaking for myself only... blah blah blahblah blah... Internet: DMARTIN@CC.WEBER.EDU dave@saltlcy-unisys.army.mil uucp: dave@unislc.uucp or use the Path: line. Now was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized.