RE: LZ: Shareware Games
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RE: LZ: Shareware Games
> To: list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org
> From: "Michael Wyman" <Michael.J.Wyman-1@tc.umn.edu>
> Subject: RE: LZ: Shareware Games
> Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 15:24:29
> Reply-to: list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org
> On Wed, 04 Dec 1996 14:38:04 -0600,
> Tony Karels wrote...
> > Using Encryption might be a good idea, if in the future, when the
> >RAM expander is out, people start making shareware games, and the full
> >copies could be sold at like $3 or something. Then, the full game would be
> >secure from other calcs copying. And with the expander, paying $3 might be
> >an ok deal, because the games could be so much bigger and more advanced.
> >
> >Tony Karels
> >akarels@citilink.com
> >http://www.citilink.com/~akarels/
> >
> >
>
> Possible. It might be interesting to see a game which required the RAM
> expander to be linked to the calculator and variables sent to and from
> during the game. This would be the only real way to have programs if they
> were to be shareware, I suppose. I have no doubt that programmers would
> honor the system (knowing the hard work, etc. put into a program) but I'd
> say the majority of kids using 85's (at least at my school) would just send
> the programs to others, and neglect the fee after the first person bought
> the program.
>
> That would bring up a question that might be wise to consider. Is there
> any way to have, say, a setup program which would make it impossible for
> the program to be transfered to another calc and still run? Something to
> consider!
>
> Thanks,
> Michael Wyman
> wyma0012@gold.tc.umn.edu
>
>
> whoever the freak is e-mailing me, im going to get some a..
>