Re: Two different versions of 'Moon Patrol'?

["sicklittlemonkey" <Nick.Westgate@gmail.com>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Assuming you can get it to boot, the best approach might be to
> capture it's image as a single-load game.

Except it's not a single load game. The pirates who cracked it into one
have gone to some real effort there! ;-)

> 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.  ;-)

Awsome, I look forward to the write-up. Is the protection too much for
a NIB image? I really think it's worth preserving these kinds of disks
with the protection included, just for the sake of preservation. Even
if the current NIB format can't recreate the original.

Cheers,
Nick.