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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

2883.0. "COPIES NEEDED!" by HXOA01::STEEVES () Thu Aug 31 1989 08:32

    HELP!
    
    I HAVE TWO ORIGINAL COPY-PROTECTED GAMES, NEITHER OF WHICH WILL
    BOOT ANY MORE. THIS IS THE DANGER OF HAVING 4 KIDS AND AN AMIGA.
    THE FIRST GAME IS "SUPERSTAR ICE HOCKEY" BY MINDSCAPE AND THE SECOND
    IS "STREET SPORTS BASKETBALL" BY EPYX.
    
    IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THESE GAMES PLUS A COPY
    UTILITY AND WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO MAKE A COPY ON MY ORIGINAL DISKS.
    
    TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION FROM RE-OCCURING COULD SOMEONE SUGGEST
    WHICH COPY UTILITY I COULD USE TO MAKE A WORKING COPY OF THESE DISKS.
    
    THANKS IN ADVANCE!
    
    MURRAY STEEVES
    CUSTOMER SERVICE
    MONCTON, N.B.
    ATLANTIC CANADA
    MAILSTOP - HXM
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2883.1Boot Block saverVIVIAN::S_GOLDSTEINSteve G...01-234-5935Thu Aug 31 1989 10:3411
    Their is a PD program  which will save the boot block info of any disk
    (I can't remember what is called) .
    
    Now if you had saved the boot info you could rewrite it and the disk
    could then be re used..
    
    Also you could try one of many Copiers ie Project D , RAW copier ,
    etc...
    
    
    		Steve G
2883.2Watch the copyright!LOWLIF::DAVISThat's not a BUG, it's a FEATURE!Thu Aug 31 1989 12:077
I'm afraid that you'll have to contact the software companies that distribute
those games.  They'll probably ask you to send your originals in and they'll
replace them.  For anyone else to do it would be a violation of copyright law.

Good luck!

...richard
2883.3Fingered the culprit!MQOFS::LEDOUXReserved for Future UseThu Aug 31 1989 17:0317
    
    I guess -.1 is right.  If you can get a copy program, good, but
    it should not be discussed "online" here.
    
    I had the same problem with a Dragon's lair floppy.  The Amiga
    was saying "bad floppy, contact the company" on the 4th disk.
    
    I either had to send the floppy to the company (along with 
    $15.00) or see what is bad.  Well, I found tiny finger prints
    on the floppy.  Those kids have fingers (full of peanut butter,
    of course) small enough to slide the metal gate and touch the
    magnetic area.    I used (very carefully) texpads, (isopropyl
    alcool pads) to remove the prints, and guess what?, it worked.

    Good luck, 
    
    Vince.
2883.4Uh, that's "richard" (still)LOWLIF::DAVISThat's not a BUG, it's a FEATURE!Thu Aug 31 1989 18:386
>    I used (very carefully) texpads, (isopropyl
>    alcool pads) to remove the prints, and guess what?, it worked.

:-)  I LIKE IT!  (Even hacking hardware problems can be fun!)

...richadr
2883.5BOTTOM LINEHXOA01::STEEVESTue Sep 05 1989 10:0014
    FINAL SOLUTION.
    
    THANKS FOR ALL YOUR INPUT, BOTH IN THIS FORUM AND VIA DECMAIL.
    
    UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE VISIBLE ON THE DISK,
    SO I SENT BOTH DISKS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MANUFACTURERS ALONG WITH
    A $10. MONEY ORDER FOR REPLACEMENTS.
    
    I ALSO ORDERED PROJECT D AND RAWCOPY TO HELP PREVENT A RE-OCCURRENCE
    OF THIS SCENARIO.
    
    REGARDS,
    
    MURRAY STEEVES