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Subject: Re: Copy Protection
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>>... All they require is that the
>>CD be in the drive. They then just check for the presence of the CD in the
>>drive before they will start. I dont find this form of copy protction too
>>intrusive and must be much cheaper than a dongle.
>>What do others think?
>
>That could be a problem if you need to load models or images from some other
>disk.
Hmmmmm, that strikes me as only a slight problem--one could always
load the objects / images onto the system drives, which I'd prolly
do anyway.
IMneverHO, a "CD-Dongle" is the least intrusive way to donglize. Also
saves the cost of a switchbox. On the down side, EVERY pc has a