Re: Apple Lisa Software

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

cshank@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:
: If I remember correctly, the Apple Lisa would serialize the Lisa 7/7
: install disks after an installation so that you could not use the install
: disks on any other Lisa. Thus,if you are to get the Lisa 7/7 software
: disks from somebody they won't work unless:

: A. The disks are unused.

: or

: B. You can change the serial number of your Lisa. (I'm not sure if the
: serial number was coded in firmware, or on the internal Profile Hard
: Disk.)

My understanding was that the serialization happened when new disks were
made, so the original disks should work on any Lisa.  Sort of like the
SCMS scheme used for digital copies of DAT recordings.

Now where did I put that "Lisa Office System 7/7" manual...?

--Dave Althoff, ][.

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