> > Besides... it's [legend of Eshan] > > a crap game anyway. Currently I'm trying to find the > > time to get home in time to print out the source -- I'm staying with > > Martin & Maria rookyard, and I don't want to wake their son up with > > the printing. THe moment I get the chance, it'll be deprotected... > > Looks so far like a simple case of turning it into a dos-copyable > > file. > > Should be. I had a look at the bootsector while I was trying to get it to > work, > and it's very easy by the looks of it. I could save you the time by mailing > you the details if you like (tho not via this list, of course) - I think I > mentioned how it works at the Gloucester show...
Yeah... as far as I can see, all I need to do is read all the sectors, and then lump it into one big DOS-loadable auto-running code file. Possibly compress it too. > > Unlike lemmings, of course, which required modifying my copier > > program that I wrote for FRED for Parallax.... still > > > > Haven't looked. > Nige It's okay really... sectors 1 & 2 (track 0) are 512 bytes long, then every track on the disc (1-81, 128-211) has the sectors as: 1 -- 512 bytes 2 -- 1k 3 -- 1k 4 -- 1k 5 -- 1k 6 -- 1k Which just goes to show: When writing a protection system, don't use the program that your friend wrote to create it and then expect him to be unable to crack it :) Also, that gives roughly 880kb per disc. Quite nice indeed. Si +----------------INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | When walking a tightrope made of razor-blades, be very careful -- | | you won't be able to grab hold of it if you fall. (Si Cooke, '94) | +------------------JANET: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
