NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/sys/mac/games/13544

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Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!milano!cactus.org!rdd
From: [e-mail] (Robert Dorsett)
Subject: Seeking a PoP crack
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Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 12:20:00 GMT
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I bought PoP for my nephews this Christmas.  While they like it, the copy-
protection "feature" on levels 2+ is a major inconvenience, and can tax the
patience of the younger one (8), who likes the program.  Especially given the
protection scheme's confusing method of using section headers as "lines."
Or is it the other way around, don't count the section headers?

So, I'm looking for a crack, to eliminate the copy protection.  I know one's
out there; would someone be so kind as to point me in its direction?

Please, no preaching about the evils of piracy--I'm a head priest, in that
respect.  However, my rights as a consumer come first.  I've obviously not
pirated the damned thing, and I don't think I should pay for a system intended
to hinder those who do.

Incidentally, I find Broderbund's protection unethical, at best.  No mention
is made of the nature of the copy protection in the manual, and the game
starts up at level 1 with no protection.  It is only when one advances to
level 2 and beyond, or saves and opens a game, that the protection method
kicks in.  A tried and trued gamer would probably reach this state within
an hour or two: but a child could spend weeks in Level 1--enough time for
retail guarantees or mail-order money-back guarantees to lapse.  Nice game;
it's a shame it's marred by Broderbund's myopic, asine, greedy, and utterly
petty copy-protection policy.




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Robert Dorsett
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