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JamesC
on 2004-09-22
03:20:55
 Re: Fixing error 23's

No complaints this time, just a note for any "newbies" out there: don't do this on a commercial disk.

Certain disk errors may be part of a copy protection scheme, and "fixing" the disk may actually cause the program to refuse to load. There are also protection schemes that allow the program to load, but will later destroy the disk if its' protections are removed. Commodore US was very good at loading their disk-based software with deliberate errors. This is why certain programs (Infocom games, Hulk, Micro Illustrator, etc) must be copied with care and run from the 1541 drive only (or full 1541 emulation in your emulator).



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