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  1. üLACKנFחNFORMATIONIJLSOבAUSESסIRACY Çbyטohanסeters
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  3. In⇧⌠his⇧βrticle,⇧ח≈ant⌠oΣiscussβ≡roblem⌠hatח⇧Φave⇧ϕet 
  4. several⌠imesβlready¡βndח⌠hinkחβm∈ot⌠he∩nly∩ne.⇧IJs⇧ח 
  5. don'tΦave⌠he≡ossibilities⌠o≤olveΘt∩nϕy∩wn,ח≈rote⌠o üST 
  6. NEWSÇ,δnowing⌠hat⌠hose≡eopleπoncernedϕight≥ead⌠his∩neΣay 
  7. and¡ϕaybe¡Σo≤omethingβboutΘt.
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  9. The≡roblemחβm≥eferring⌠oΘs⌠he∮ack∩fΘnformation⌠hat≈e, 
  10. theπonsumers,τetµrom≤oftware/hardware≡roducers/distributors. 
  11. Aβ≥ealπomputerfanaticחβm÷eryΘnterestedΘn⌠heϕachine⇧βnd 
  12. what≡eopleπanτet∩ut∩fΘt.⇧IJnd,⇧Γlessוod,⌠hereβreσnough 
  13. smart⇧µolks⌠oΘnventβndΣevelop∈ewβttributes⇧µor⇧πomputers 
  14. everyΣay.⇧חt≤tarted≈ith⌠he¡βlreadyπommon¡≡rinters,Σisk 
  15. drivesβndΩoystick-interfaces,⇧Γut≤oonσnough÷ideo-and≤ound-
  16. digitizers,⇧לIDI⇧Θnterfaces,⇧≤everalσmulatorsβnd⇧ϕany⇧ϕore 
  17. enhancementsπouldΓeµoundΘn∙our∮ocalπomputershop.IJnd⌠hen, 
  18. bigβdvertisementsβnd≥eviews∩f⌠he∮atest≤uper≡roductן⇧≡op 
  19. up⇧Θn⇧≈ell-knownπomputermagazines.⇧סeople⇧≥ead⇧⌠hem,⇧Σon't 
  20. believe⇧Θt's≡ossibleβnd≤tartτetting⇧÷ery⇧Θnterested.⇧קhey 
  21. simply≈ant⌠oΦaveΘt,⇧Γut⌠hey≤tillΦave≤ome±uestions⇧∮eft 
  22. thatΓoth≥eviewsβndβdvertisementsΣidn'tβnswer,⇧≤o⌠hey⇧≡ut 
  23. together⇧βll⇧±uestionsβnd≤end⌠hose⌠o⌠he≡roducers⇧∩f⇧⌠he 
  24. product-of-their-wildest⇧Σreams.⇧קhey⇧≈ait≡atiently⇧µor⇧⌠he 
  25. reply.⇧IJnd⇧⌠hey≈ait.⇧IJnd≈ait.⇧IJnd...afterβµew⇧ϕonths⇧∩f 
  26. waiting⌠hey≤tillΦave∈ot≥eceivedβ≤ingle≈ord∩f⇧≥eply!⇧חs 
  27. it⇧β⇧∮ack∩fΘnterest∩rβre⌠heπompanies⌠ooΓusy⇧⌠o⇧βnswer 
  28. potentialπustomersπorrectly?⇧IJnyhow,Γecause∩f⌠he∈eglection 
  29. by⌠he≡roducers,⇧⌠hese≡eople⌠henσitherΣon't≈ant⌠oΓuy⌠he 
  30. productβnymore∩r¿in≈orseπases)⌠hey≤tart∮ookingβroundµor 
  31. aϕuchπheaperΘllegalπopy.⇧IJndΘf⌠hey≥eadβשeryחnteresting 
  32. Advertisement⇧βboutβשeryוoodסroductβgain,⇧⌠hey⇧ϕight⇧⌠ry 
  33. their∮uckΩust∩nceϕoreβgain.⇧אutΘf⌠he≥esultΘs⌠he⇧≤ame, 
  34. they≈ill≡robably∈otΓotherβnymore.
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  36. I⌠hink¿or≥ather,⇧חµear)⌠hatϕany≡eople≈ill≥ecognize⌠his 
  37. situation⇧βndβgree≈ithϕe⌠hat≤omethingϕuistΓe⇧Σone⇧βbout 
  38. it!
  39. Before⇧חπontinue,⇧חϕust≤ay⌠hatΘtϕostlyπoncerns⇧≡roducts 
  40. worth⇧ϕore⌠hanβpproximatelyõ00גutchτuilders¡⇧∩ne⇧Σoesn't 
  41. buy⌠hese≡roductµrom∩neϕoment∩n⌠he∩ther.נne≈ants⌠oδnow 
  42. what∩neτetsµorΦis/her≡reciousϕoney,≈ouldn't∙ou?
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  45. A÷eryτoodσxampleΘsסrofiComp,⇧⌠he≡roducer∩f⌠he⇧לacIntosh 
  46. enhancer⇧óAladin"⇧¿Editorial≥emark:⇧ח≈rote⌠o⇧⌠his⇧πompany 
  47. several⇧⌠imesβs≈ell,⇧βndחτot∈o≥eplyσither¡צtarsoft⇧Θs 
  48. another⇧∩ne∩f≤uchπompanies).⇧צeveral≡eopleΦave≈ritten⇧⌠o 
  49. these⇧≡eople,⇧βnd⇧βre¿just∮ikeϕe)≤till≈aiting⇧µor⇧⌠heir 
  50. answer.
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  52. So≡lease,⇧Σearלanagers∩rצoftware/hardwareπompanies:בan∙ou 
  53. give⇧⌡s⇧βnβnswer⌠o∩ur±uestions?⇧חβm≤ureΘt⇧Θs⇧⌠o⇧Γoth 
  54. sides'ΓenefitΘf∙ouπanΣo≤omethingβboutΘt!⇧קhereϕustΓeβ 
  55. solution.⇧חf⇧∙ouβre⌠ooΓusy⌠oβnswer≡eople,⇧≈hyΣon't⇧∙ou 
  56. make⇧β⇧τeneral∮etterπontaining⌠heβnswers⌠o⇧⌠he⇧±uestions 
  57. thatβreβskedϕostµrequently?קhat≤houldn'tΓe⌠ooΣifficult!
  58. Orϕaybe∩ne∩f⌠heϕany,⇧ϕany≥eaders∩f üSTמEWSÇΦas⌠hought∩f 
  59. a≤plendid≤olution.⇧בome∩n,⇧µolks!⇧צendΘn∙ourπomments⇧∩n 
  60. this≤ubject⌠o⌠heπorrespondenceβddress!
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  62. ToΓeπontinuedΘn⌠he∈extΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ....
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  65. On⇧⌠he∈ext≡age,⇧∙ou'llµind≤ome∩f⌠heσditor's≡hylosophies 
  66. about⌠his≡roblem.
  67. Yes,⇧ח≤urely≥ecognizeלr.⇧סeters'≡roblemΘnstantly.⇧ח,⌠oo, 
  68. have⇧σxperienced⇧πonsiderable⇧⌠rouble⇧πontacting⇧≤oftware-or 
  69. hardwareπompaniesβboutΘnformation∩r∩btaining≥eview⇧≤amples 
  70. for⇧⌡seΘn üSTמEWSÇ.⇧צome∩f⌠hose≥eallyΦit⌠heΓill≈ith⇧∈ot 
  71. evenβnswering⌡p⌠o⌠hree∮ettersח≤ent≈ithinΦalfβ∙ear¿the 
  72. first⌠woσvenΓeing÷eryπivilβnd≡roper)¡ח≈on'tϕentionβny 
  73. names,⇧צtarsoft!⇧IJndסrofiCompΘsΩustβnother∩ne∩f⌠hose,Γe 
  74. it∈otβsΓadβs⌠heβforementionedπompany,⇧⌠ogether≈ith⇧ϕost 
  75. of⌠heπompaniesחπontacted.
  76. The⇧∩nlyΦintחπanτive:⇧בall⌠hem!⇧קhey≈ill≤urely∈ot⇧≡ut 
  77. down⌠he≡hone,⇧βnd≡ersonalπontactΘsϕuchΓetter⌠hrough⌠his 
  78. medium.⇧נnlyβ≤hame⌠hatϕostπompaniesβre∮ocatedΘn⇧µoreign 
  79. countries¿at∮east,⇧⌠heπompanies⌠hatךOUΩustΦappen⌠o⇧≈ant 
  80. to⇧πontact).⇧סhoneΓillsπan≥ise⌠oβstronomicalΦeights⇧⌠his 
  81. way⇧¿believe⇧ϕe,⇧ח≤peakµromσxperience!),⇧Γut⇧Θt⇧Θs⇧÷ery 
  82. effective,Θndeed.
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  84. If∙ouΦappen⌠oΓelong⌠o∩ne∩f⌠he÷eryµew≈hoΦave≤ucceeded 
  85. inτetting⌠hrough⌠oπompanies∮ike⌠he∩nes⇧ϕentioned,⇧≡lease 
  86. letϕeδnow¿andσxplain⌠he⌠echniques∙ou⌡sed).
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  89. I⇧Ωust⇧Φope⌠hisβnnoyingΦabit≈ill⇧∈ot,⇧⌠ogether⇧≈ith⇧⌠he 
  90. increasing≡iracy,Σestroy⌠he≈hole≤oftware≈orld,
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  92. צincerelyךours,
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  94. פichardיarsmakers
  95. ¿Editor∩f üSTמEWSÇ)
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