🚀 go-pugleaf

On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 19:36:12 GMT, "JoblessJunkie"
<jobles...@hotmail.com> scribbled:

>
>A warning to CD-RW owners:
>
>Just got off the phone with EA tech support, who told me that my CD-RW drive
>(Yamaha 4416) and most other CD-RW drives are incompatible with their copy
>protection scheme. This means that The Sims, and Need for Speed: High Stakes
>will not work on my computer.
>
>This goes for the entire EA product line, and the products they distribute,
>like Maxis.
>
>There's no indication on the packaging that this is the case, and their web
>site also says nothing about this.
>
>To get a refund, I need to...
>
>... make a xerox copy of my receipts
>... send them to EA along with the game itself
>... wait for them to return a sealed copy of the game to me
>... return this new box to the retailer and get them to return my money
>
>For the forseeable future I'll be unable to purchase or play any EA games on
>my computer.
>This is too bad, since EA is one of the major distributors of PC games and
>maker of some of
>my favorities.
>
>Grumpily yours,
>JoblessJunkie

I've noticed that as well.
I also have the Yamaha 4416, but I also have a Creative 32X.  NFS: HS
did not work without a third party patch.  It leaves me no choice but
to get pirated versions that WORK.

I've been disappointed by EA lately.  Sierra is becoming the company I
like best now.