Subject: Re: [stella] 16K cartridge boards From: Keith Henrickson <flipper@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 22:35:18 -0600 (CST) |
On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Glenn Saunders wrote: > > On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Keith Henrickson wrote: > > Prevents incompetent pirates from stealing software and the > > legitimate user from using it. Considered silly. > > I know disk-based copy protection is often a real bother to the end user > (i.e. dongles, having to plug in code numbers etc...) but how does > cartridge copy protection keep legitimate users from playing the game??? I guess I was focusing on the 'considered silly' and 'incompetent pirates' part. If the 2600 can read it, anyone interested in stealing it can read it. That's a fact of copy protection. All it does is add another set of hassles for someone wanting to figure out how the code works, if just to learn from it. -- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/stella.html Don't post pirate BINs to Stellalist. Be a programmer, not a pirate. Write the best game, win framed autographs of famous Atari alumni!!
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