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- From: bird@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (j.l.walters)
- Subject: Re: Old games --> DOS 3.3 --> DOS 3.3 Launcher on GS
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 10:15:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.101552.5931@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Nov9.214723.3602@fawlty.towers.oz.au>
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- From article <1992Nov9.214723.3602@fawlty.towers.oz.au>, by johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz.au (John MacLean):
- > Certainly not automatically.
- > I have both Lode Runner (including chapionship) and Airheart on my hard disk
- > (and yes, I own the original software) as files which I can quit from back
- > to the finder.
- > From memory I think Lode Runner should convert after removal of protection
- > via Copy II+.
- > However, Airheart uses REALLY complex protection (18 sectors, bit insert
- > routines etc), and was several days work to make it installable.
- > Please don't ask me for a "copy" - I don't do that.
- >
- > Its possible that some of the other games mentioned (eg: Articfox, Alternate
- > Reality, Seven Cities of Gold) are just standard RWTS disks with a couple
- > of changes.
- > Namely:
- > - Different sector header/checksum/trailers (in which case Copy II+ will
- > be able to remove the protection).
- > - Different sector skewing.
- >
- > If anyone can confirm that its different sector skewing that is causing the
- > problem for any of these games, I should be able to make DOS 3.3 Launcher
- > read the skewing table from the original disk.
- > Any takers?
- >
- > John MacLean.
- To the best of my knowldge the publication, COMPUTIST offers
- deprotection articles for these and hundreds of other items. In MOST
- cases the result is normal DOS 3.3 so John's program will work.
-
- To contact COMPUTIST:
-
- COMPUTIST
- 33821 E ORVILLE RD
- EATONVILLE WA 98328-9590
- (206) 832-3055
-
- Chuck is not always willing to answer the phone so be patient.
-
- There are several free indexs to COMPUTIST floating around. One is by
- me and the best is by Mr. Willis. Check your local BBS. (NO! I will not
- send you a copy.)
-
- --
-
- Joe Walters att!ihlpw!bird, IH 2A-227 (708) 979-9527
- To know, and not to do, is not yet to know
-