Author: Harald Faber
Date: 00:27:25 01/19/98
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On January 12, 1998 at 06:39:22, Kai Lübke wrote: >On January 12, 1998 at 01:46:23, Jouni Uski wrote: > >>Sorry I haven't followed all copyprotection discussion in net. But I >>wonder what is the meaning of "re-charge" with programs on CD. Is it >>a way to show that You own original CD. But today recordable CD-Rs >>cost about $2 and it's easy to make copies. So why bother user?? > >Indeed. Especially since I've found that MChess 7's refill does not make >any sense - all I have to do is make a copy of the MCP7 dir right after >installation, then reinstall this copy whenever MChess asks for a >refill. >That means I could easily pass a freshly refilled copy to my friends if >I wanted to -> this CP is worth practically nothing! > >Besides, it's annoying when I start MCP7 under DOS safe mode (where I >don't have any CD driver loaded) and it asks for a refill -> I have to >exit and reboot Win95 or DOS 6.22. No, just add your CD-rom driver into your config.sys and/or autoexec.bat. >Rebel 9 seems to be protected better, and it does not even ask for a >refill. >That's what I call rewarding the honest buyer! Correct, and by far better than dongles.
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