CU Amiga Coverdisk #73 (K240 demo)

andreas · 02 April 2003, 02:20

Another crack request from me.
This coverdisk has no working copies in TOSEC.
After looking at the disk with a hex editor, I even knew the reason why:
the disk is protected with Rob Northen Copylock!

No wonder that blocks #2 to #11 are unreadable and not in DOS format. In the TOSEC version, block #1759 is used by main file 'k240' and this block is followed by #2 in the block chain, but #2 is corrupt.

It would be nice if someone was able to make a clean crack of this one.

Twistin'Ghost · 02 April 2003, 02:22

Good one, Andreas. I have the disk, but mine is also an original (I never noticed that it was protected, since I never got around to archiving it). What on earth compels publishers to release copy-protected demos? Psygnosis was eat up with that disease.

andreas · 02 April 2003, 03:14

good question

Yes, it's nonsense.
BTW, I've just found three more:

Zero - Issue xx (1991-04)(-)(UK)[b]
Zero - Issue xx (1991-05)(-)(UK)[b]
Zero - Issue xx - Magic Pockets & Magic Garden (1991-10)(-)(UK)[ b ]

All three "images" are only few kb in size
and corrupt. Rob Northen stuff, too, of course.

BUT: this time, both disks are ST-Amiga Dual Format disks.
You should always be very skeptical when a disk compresses to 99%.

02 April 2003, 03:14	#3
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 39 Posts: 5,858	good question Yes, it's nonsense. BTW, I've just found three more: Zero - Issue xx (1991-04)(-)(UK)[b] Zero - Issue xx (1991-05)(-)(UK)[b] Zero - Issue xx - Magic Pockets & Magic Garden (1991-10)(-)(UK)[ b ] All three "images" are only few kb in size and corrupt. Rob Northen stuff, too, of course. BUT: this time, both disks are ST-Amiga Dual Format disks. You should always be very skeptical when a disk compresses to 99%. Last edited by andreas; 02 April 2003 at 11:19.

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02 April 2003, 02:20	#1
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 39 Posts: 5,858	CU Amiga Coverdisk #73 (K240 demo) Another crack request from me. This coverdisk has no working copies in TOSEC. After looking at the disk with a hex editor, I even knew the reason why: the disk is protected with Rob Northen Copylock! No wonder that blocks #2 to #11 are unreadable and not in DOS format. In the TOSEC version, block #1759 is used by main file 'k240' and this block is followed by #2 in the block chain, but #2 is corrupt. It would be nice if someone was able to make a clean crack of this one.

02 April 2003, 02:22	#2
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 22 Posts: 4,662	Good one, Andreas. I have the disk, but mine is also an original (I never noticed that it was protected, since I never got around to archiving it). What on earth compels publishers to release copy-protected demos? Psygnosis was eat up with that disease.

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