Re: Copy II Plus would be illegal today

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:55:11 -0500, Tim wrote:

> in article 20011217030107.07529.00000485@mb-ck.aol.com, Supertimer at
> supertimer@aol.com wrote on 12/17/01 3:01 AM:
>
>> It just hit me.  Copy II Plus and similar programs would be illegal
>> today thanks to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
>>
>> How times have changed.
>
> I recall reading RECOMMENDATIONS from Apple and commercial software
> companies STRONGLY RECOMMENDING that you make backups of EVERYTHING. :)
>
> Sheez... now I can't even play simple games without having the CD in the
> drive at all times... and if I don't use your modem to register commercial
> software upon installation, some companies make you feel like a criminal.
> Too much protection, IMO... it infringes on my ease-of-use as a legal user.
>
>   -Tim
>    I vaguely remember some sort of "copy card" that was available for
>    Apple IIs.  Does anyone know what it was, what it did, or how it
>    worked?

There were 2 cards that I know of the Wildcard and a UK made one from Dark Star
Systems. They both took snapshots of the program in RAM and saved it to disk. I
have both with their software. The Dark Star card was great it could do about 
4 different things with the relevant software loaded.
 

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