Re: WANTED: Information on Apple II copy protection

[petscii@aol.com (PetScii)]

>   Bug emulator authors to "emulate" *standard* Apple II file formats,
>and not be off on their own idiot little world doing whatever sounds
>nice to them at the time. 

I've got a program to add .BXY files to a .DSK apple II image. I then use
CopyII+ to copy the .BXY file to a proDos image. The I've got a copy of Binscii
to uncompress the .BXY file, but theres a Shrinkit file inside. The problem is
that every time I try to use shrinkit, it crashes on me!
Does anyone have a working copy of Shrinkit they are wiling to loan me on a DSK
image?

>folks jump thru lots of hoops to use legit software in .SHK or .BXY
>format, while pirated stuff is trivial. Sad, really.

Tell me about it. But (and this is my opinion only), I can't imagine that
copying "dead" programs, which are no longer produced or supported (in fact,
companies may even disavow their existance) would be called pirating. Of
course, if a program is still supported, then I believe that it by all means,
should be purchased!

What's your take on this?
--Rick