home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- FOR THE USERS THAT HAVE 'GRAPHWRITER' VER 4.21
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
- FROM : THE A.S.P ; (Against Software Protection)
-
-
- DATED : OCT 19,1984 (FIRST RELEASE)
-
-
- ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO ASA FULTONS BBS (THE SHINING SUN -305-273-0020)
- AND TO
- LEE NELSONS BBS (PC-FORUM -404-761-3635)
-
- PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE UNPROTECT PROCEDURES INVOLVE FROM 4 HOURS TO
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
- 40 OR MORE HOURS ( 8+ HOURS FOR 'GRAPHWRITER' ) OF
-
- SINGLE STEPPING THRU CODE AND FIGURING OUT THE
-
- INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL CODE.. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT WHEN U PASS
-
- THIS ON TO OTHER BOARDS YOU DO NOT ALTER THIS OR TRY TO TAKE CREDIT
-
- FOR MY LOST SLEEP.... THE A.S.P... (J.P. TO HIS FRIENDS)
-
-
- OH, AS A FURTHER NOTE. I SEE SOME BBS'S ARE NOW CHARGING U TO BE REGISTER
- ED
- TO USE THEIR SYSTEM. FIRST OF ALL I GIVE U FROM 4 TO 60 HOURS OF MY TIME
- AT NO COST TO YOU AND I DO NOT LOOK TO KINDLY TO SUCH BBS'S PUTTING ON
- MY PROCEDURES AND THEN CHARGING U TO GET ACCESS TO THEM. THEY DIDNT SPEND
-
- TIME AND COST (SAY 'X' HOURS * $40+) TO MAKE THE PROCEDURES AVAIL. , SO
- I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT SUCH BOARDS DID NOT USE ANY OF THE 'A.S.P'S'
- PROCEDURES, UNLESS THEY ARE WILLING TO PUT THEIR WORKS TRULY IN THE
- PUBLIC DOMAIN.. ENOUGH SAID.. THANK YOU.
-
- IF YOU HAVE A HARD DISK OR WANT TO CREATE A BACKUP COPY THAT IS NOT
- TIED INTO THE 'GRAPHWRITER' DISKETTE...IN CASE YOUR ONLY COPY GOES BAD
- .. THIS PATCH WILL REMOVE THE COPY PROTECTION COMPLETELY.
-
- AS ALWAYS THIS IS FOR YOUR PERSONAL PEACE OF MIND ONLY
- IT IS NOT MEANT TO BYPASS ANY COPYRIGHTS..YOU ARE BY LAW BOUND BY
- YOUR PURCHASE LICENSE AGREEMENT.
-
- IF YOU HAVE A HARD DISK AND WANT TO PUT THE PROGRAM ON SUCH
- WHY SHOULD YOU BE TIED TO A FLOPPY. YOU HAD TO GIVE UP A LOT OF
- 'BIG MACS' TO GET YOUR HARD DISK.
-
-
- 1). FORMAT 1 SYSTEM DISK UNDER DOS 2.0 OR 2.1 OR 3.0
-
- 2). LABEL IT ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL 'GRAPHWRITER' GWBATCH DISKETTE
-
- 3). COPY THE FILES FROM THE ORIGINAL DISKETTE TO THE CORRESPONDING
- 2.X OR 3.X FORMATTED DISKETTE
-
-
- 4). I WONT TELL U HOW TO USE DEBUG OR ANY 'PATCHER' PROGRAMS
- ON THE BBS'S, I ASSUME U HAVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING.
-
-
- 5). DEBUG GW10.OLY
-
- 6). D CS:1A7D
-
- YOU SHOULD SEE E8 D5
-
- E CS:1A7D E9 CB
-
- W
-
- Q
-
-
-
- OTHER NOTES:
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- 1). CHECKS FOR SPECIALLY FORMATTED TRACKS COMPLETELY REMOVED
-
-
- 2). U MAY LOAD ALL THE FILES ON THE NEWLY FORMATTED AND UNPROTECTED
- DISKETTE DIRECTLY TO HARD OR RAM DISK, IN ANY SUB-DIRECTORY U
- SET UP
-
- 3). SOMEONE WANTED TO KNOW WHY I USED UPPER CASE FOR EVERYTHING. FIRST
- AFTER ABOUT 8 TO 20 HOURS OF STARING AT THE TUBE., I AM NOT ABOUT
- TO SHIFT THE CHARACTERS, AND SECONDLY I AM SO EXCITED , AFTER DOING
- SOMETHING THAT AT FIRST SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE, AND IN A HURRY TO GET IT OU
- T
- ON A BBS, SO THAT U MAY USE THE NEWLY GLEAMED KNOWLEDGE.
-
-
- ENJOY YOUR NEW FOUND FREEDOM..HARD DISKS FOREVER!!!!!
- F