Computist Magazine (was Re: Ultima V Cracked Copy)

[jim@phri.nyu.edu (Jim Kyriannis)]

In article <30nnfl$fk3@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, nathan@cco.caltech.edu
(Nathan Mates) wrote:

> 
>    This is the same situation as Computist Magazine a few years
> back. Computist was a magazine dedicated to telling people how to
> deprotect and backup their personal copies of things. More than one
> person used this info, I bet, to pirate. But, according to U.S. law,
> you are allowed in most cases to make an archival backup. In your
> case, you could rationalize this turning your 5.25" disks into the
> archive, and the HD version as the main copy.
> 
> 
> Nathan Mates

I wouldn't use "was" when referring to Comutist Magazine... though it doesn't
arrive as regularly as it used to, I still do get occasional copies in the
mail.  Sure, Computist was in its glory 8 or so years ago, but it's still
great to receive a copy every now and then.



Jim