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To unprotect COMPAQ BASICA programs. Do the following:
A>basic(a)
save "test",p
bsave "t1",&h400,&h200
load "test"
bsave "t2",&h400,&h200
system
A>comp t1.bas t2.bas
Note the offset where t1=00 and t2=FE (xxxx hex)
N (don't compare more files)
A>basic(a)
print &h400+&hxxxx-7
yyyy
note the result yyyy
bsave "un.p",yyyy,1
load "the protected program"
bload "un.p"
... that's it. Your file is now unprotected and you can
list it or save it etc...
Basic(a) keeps a protection marker at about offset
400 to 600 hex. The marker is a hex FE. When there
is no protection marker, this location will contain
hex 00.
For COMPAQ BASIC(A) the offset where this marker is
located are:
Version HEX decimal
1.14 59A 1434
2.11 4CC 1228
3.00 595 1429
3.11 599 1433
This is the value to use for yyyy above.
If this script didn't work for you, then your version
of BASIC(A) is either different in it's operation or
the protection marker is outside the range of 400-600
hex. Try using a 400 hex region or moving the beginning
earlier or later. For example:
bsave "t1",&h400,&h400 (begin at 400H and 400H long)
bsave "t1",&h300,&h1000 (begin at 300H and 1000H long)
be sure to make the other appropriateadjustments too:
print &h300+&hxxxx-7
Don't give up, you'll find it. Oh, by the way, if you
start earlier than 400 hex, there is a good chance you'll
pick up a lot of garbage differences earlier in the file.
Try going larger e.g. 500 hex. But, there doesn't seem
to be a pattern to the changes.
This will also work for IBM BASIC(A), and it may work
for many others, but you will have to experiment.
If you find other values, append them to this file and
change it's name to relect that i.e.
BASIC001.unp etc...
Good luck.
Sam Thomas - 1-11-1987