Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 14:53:20 01/15/01
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On January 15, 2001 at 04:53:48, Michael Cummings wrote: >On January 14, 2001 at 15:57:41, John Merlino wrote: > >>On January 14, 2001 at 10:08:32, Jim Bates wrote: >> >>>So who do we contact if we object to this CD-ROM requirement? It's an annoyance >>>for those desktop users, but a major pain in the ass for us laptop users. Does >>>the CM marketing group really expect me to be taking their CD with me on >>>business trips (and I'm on the road every other week) in case my occasional game >>>asks for a CD??? >>> >>>I vote for requiring CD at installation, but not during play. I'm enjoying CM8k >>>on my laptop right now, and will now be forced to decide whether I want the bug >>>fixes or CD-free operation. >> >>Well, obviously, the CD is required for installation. However, as for who to >>contact, I'll note your objection. But, sadly, there's nothing that can be done >>about it for CM8000. Maybe, hopefully, next version.... >> >>jm > >Hi John > >I would suggest you tell whoever, that with cd buners becoming the standard, >that anyone that wants to copy the game will anyway. So apart from forcing >people who dish out the money to stick the cd in. They are letting the people >who copy it too also. > >So as for doing this as a form of protection. It is pretty pointless. Just a >hassle. And even though I support the program, there have been times when I go >to play the game late at night, get the insert cd thing pop up, and just forget >about it and turn the computer off. > >I may buy future CM programs, but the average guy off the street, this may deter >them, I know I hate games that always require cd's to be in. I thought I heard in this forum, in the last few days, that the CD is copy-protected (so that it cannot be copied, at least by most software/burners). Is that right?
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