Re: Help! Copy ][+ parameter for copying Boulder Dash?

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Steve ("utzie') replied:

>"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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>> utzie asked:
>>
>> >Hi all, I'm looking for parameter setting (or method) for reliably
>backing
>> >up the original Micro Fun version of Boulder Dash.  Locksmith 6.0 has it
>> >listed, but the copy doesn't load after the boot screen.  I'd prefer a
>Copy
>> >II Plus parameter listing, but I can't find anything on the net.  Help?!
>>
>> This is not unusual.
>>
>> Try re-copying the disk a couple of times and you may have
>> better luck.
>>
>> Or try adjusting the disk speed a little bit slow.
>>
>> Copying copy-protected disks is always a bit dicy.
>
>Thanks for the responses, all.. I forgot about the disk speed trick, I'll
>try that with Locksmith 6.0.  Copy II+ seems like a non-starter, unless
>Boulder Dash is listed in an earlier version (like 7.0) that I can xfer over
>via ADT?

Copy II+ has virtually all the capabilities of other copy programs,
so the only issue is getting the parameters right.  Of course, the
parameters for different copy programs are quite different, and, unless
you know both copy programs very well, parameters cannot easily
be interchanged between copy programs.  ;-(

>I may see if C2+ has any other contemporary Micro Fun titles listed and see
>if those parameters work - does anyone know whether the programmer or the
>company was responsible for the disk protection?  Would a smallish company
>like Micro Fun be likely to use the same protection techniques on different
>game disks?

It was very common for a publisher to use the same or very similar
protection on different programs published about the same time.

Copy-protection was often a third-party solution, and re-use of a
method was a way to lower costs.

>I've forgotten what little I knew about Apple DOS and cracking - it looks
>like I may need to take a crash course if Locksmith doesn't pan out! :-)

The real challenge and fun was _removing_ the copy-protection to
normalize the disk.  Copying a protected disk was often just a first
step to keep the original safe while working on the copy. ;-)  

-michael

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