Collecting: Another View

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Steverd

Back in the day me and my friends where Collectors. We downloaded and traded as many programs as we could. Did we use them? No. Did we play the games? Usually no. We just collected them. Maybe it’s an addiction? Were you a collector?
This article is from The Transactor Vol 5, Issue 03.

Parameter Cross Ref #9 FOUND

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Steverd

After years of searching my friend Craig E has found Volume 9 of the Original Parameter Cross Reference. I had always thought Volume 8 was the last one released by Edward Mallang III. This is 155 pages of data on how to copy programs.

Can be downloaded here: https://commodore.bombjack.org/commodore/program-protection/pdf/The_Original_Parameter_Cross-Reference_Volume_09.pdf

INSTA Cartridge

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Steverd

Was the INSTA Cartridge a form of copy protection? Maybe a Dongle?
On boot the Cartridge simply ask you to:
PLEASE INSERT “INSTA” DISK
Here is what I got from using MDUMP: INSTA.ZIP

New C64 Pac-Man

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Steverd

There is a new Pac-man for the Commodore 64. It has a larger maze that scrolls as you move. Will it drive me crazy?

Action Replay to By Pass Protection

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Steverd

BY PASS Commodore 64 Copy Protection with a memory Snapshot
– ACTION REPLAY –

Simple Commodore 64 Disk Protection

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Steverd

Simple Commodore 64 Disk Protection: Copy that Floppy, Remove Anti-Piracy Measures

This video was made by “8-Bit Show and Tell” on YouTube and I really like.
It shows some simple copy protection in BASIC that check tracks 2 and 3 for errors.

Check it out.

C64 Copy Protection

Documenting the History of the Commodore 64 protection scene

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