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***************************** SIDEKICK Ver. 1.00A ****************
This is the procedure for bypassing the copy protection scheme used by
SIDEKICK, version 1.00A.
Using DEBUG on SK.COM, NOP out the CALL 8780 at location 071A ----+
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Change the OR AL,AL at 072D to OR AL,01 --------+ |
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......and that's it! | |
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(BEFORE ZAP) | |
78A7:071A E86380 CALL 8780 <----------------------------+
78A7:071D 2E CS: | |
78A7:071E 8E163D02 MOV SS,[023D] | |
78A7:0722 2E CS: | |
78A7:0723 8B263F02 MOV SP,[023F] | |
78A7:0727 1F POP DS | |
78A7:0728 59 POP CX | |
78A7:0729 880E1300 MOV [0013],CL | |
78A7:072D 0AC0 OR AL,AL <----------+ |
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(AFTER ZAP) | |
78A7:071A 90 NOP <-----------------------------+
78A7:071B 90 NOP <-----------------------------+
78A7:071C 90 NOP <-----------------------------+
78A7:071D 2E CS: |
78A7:071E 8E163D02 MOV SS,[023D] |
78A7:0722 2E CS: |
78A7:0723 8B263F02 MOV SP,[023F] |
78A7:0727 1F POP DS |
78A7:0728 59 POP CX |
78A7:0729 880E1300 MOV [0013],CL |
78A7:072D 0C01 OR AL,01 <----------+
***************************** SIDEKICK Ver. 1.10A ****************
This procedure will unprotect the version 1.10A of SIDEKICK.
Many thanks to the individual who provided the procedure
for the version 1.00A.
The only major difference between the two versions is the offset
address of the instructions to be modified.
Using DEBUG on SK.COM, NOP out the CALL 8C1E at location 07CA ----+
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Change the OR AL,AL at 07D9 to OR AL,01 --------+ |
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......and that's it! | |
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(BEFORE ZAP) | |
78A7:07CA E85184 CALL 8C1E <----------------------------+
78A7:07CD 2E CS: | |
78A7:07CE 8E163E02 MOV SS,[023E] | |
78A7:07D2 2E CS: | |
78A7:07D3 8B264002 MOV SP,[0240] | |
78A7:07D7 1F POP DS | |
78A7:07D8 59 POP CX | |
78A7:07D9 0AC0 OR AL,AL <----------+ |
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(AFTER ZAP) | |
78A7:07CA 90 NOP <-----------------------------+
78A7:07CB 90 NOP <-----------------------------+
78A7:07CC 90 NOP <-----------------------------+
78A7:07CD 2E CS: |
78A7:07CE 8E163E02 MOV SS,[023E] |
78A7:07D2 2E CS: |
78A7:07D3 8B264002 MOV SP,[0240] |
78A7:07D7 1F POP DS |
78A7:07D8 59 POP CX |
78A7:07D9 0C01 OR AL,01 <----------+