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Re: Two different versions of 'Moon Patrol'?
sicklittlemonkey wrote:
skylarking wrote:
I did try making an image with DSK2FILE, but it didn't seem to work.
I'll probably have to try and make a NIB image somehow.
You'll find that tricky, from what I've just experienced. My original
disk actually doesn't boot into the game, probably because its
single-sector track format is rather unforgiving of errors. The
protection not the simple modified DOS that the other Atari game I
looked at had.
Anyway, I managed to make a working NIB. I'll put it up on Asimov after
a bit more testing and editing.
Assuming you can get it to boot, the best approach might be to
capture it's image as a single-load game.
Wildcard, etc., were made for this, but they do a pretty inefficient
(universal) job, and hand work can be much more effective. ;-)
I'm working on deprotecting some Passport Designs software (Polywriter
and friends), and have found some very interesting disk signature
techniques, a ridiculous level of obfuscation, and encrypted M/L code
and Applesoft code!
An internal notice reveals that the protection was written by
none other than Bill Basham, of Diversi-fame.
When I complete it, I'll write it up for historical purposes. ;-)
-michael
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