Re: 816/Paint - deprotect

[Shawn Beattie <sbeattie@sparc5.augustana.edu>]

Rubywand wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a later version than v3.1 that might be
> > deprotected?
> >
>      Version 3.1 is the one in my collection, too. It appears to be
> completely unprotected.
> 
>      If you are having problems running the Hires, Double-Hires, and
> File.Utilities programs from the 8-bit version of 816-Paint, the
> following may help ...
> 
>      If you put the 816-Paint files into a folder (sub-directory) on 
> disk or on a 3.5" diskette, the files which go into the folder are the
> two painters, the file utility, and Z816.SYSTEM. You do not need to 

Here's what I found out:  If I drag PAINT.DBL.HIRES onto my 
Applications partition (which is not the boot partition), 
and launch it, it comes up crippled - no load/save options.  

If I drag PAINT.DBL.HIRES onto my _boot_ partition, and start it,
everything works.  So it looks like it isn't able to find the
System folder unless it is on the same partition.  Why this 
would cause it to disable load/save is beyond me...I could see
it disabling printing and fonts or something.

I tried fooling it by putting the SYSTEM folder off the 816/Paint
disk in the root directory of my Applications partition but that
did not work, although it did use the fonts from that folder.

I can't quite figure out if this is copy protection or a bug.

Shawn