Re: playing without CD?

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From: tspl... The Valeyard
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 00:00

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In article <4c4c83$s...@cobra.Minn.Net�, so...@minn.net  says...
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�ko...@carroll.com wrote:
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��The CD is to prevent piracy. Putting in the CD whenever I want to play
��is little to ask for such a great game. Although I have seen the
��pirated version on the net, I am glad that they used copy protection.
��Think about it: how easy it would be to just go over to your friends
��house and copy the files off the CD?
�
��kota
�
�
�Unfortunately, there are freeware utils to get around this by faking
�your computer into thinking a dir on your hd is in fact a cdrom.
�
�<�----------------------------------------------<�
�so...@minn.net
�
�I bet if you drive off a cliff you stomp on your
�brakes... you'd better hit the emergency brake!
�<�----------------------------------------------<�
�

There is also a patch to remove the need for the CD.

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From: tspl...@freenet.scri.fsu.edu (The Valeyard)
Subject: Re: playing without CD?
Date: 1996/01/02
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