Re: A86: protector

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: protector
From: ZeromusMog@aol.com
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:41:36 EDT
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In a message dated 4/22/99 12:57:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ComAsYuAre@aol.com writes:

> how does that leave it secure?  some of the shells allow deletion from the 
>  shell anyway, so your variables are hardly secure.  besides, why are your 
>  "friends" trying to mess up your calculator anyway?  it shouldn't really 
be 
>  an issue.

Most shells also password protect the delete button, so that isn't a problem. 
Also, there are also jerks who won't shut up until you let them play a couple 
of games, and I would be much less reluctant to pacify their requests if I 
knew that they couldn't really do any harm. As for my friends: it's more of a 
protection from ME. If they accidentally do something bad I won't let them 
touch the calculator for a LONG time, and depending on how bad it is, I may 
or may not be mad at them as well. Being a good friend, I wouldn't want to 
put my friends through that!

By far, however, the most compelling reason is to never have to hear these 
words again: "How do I get back into the games?!" (Where games="AShell".)

Now do you see what I mean?

		ZeromusMog

P.S. If if someone DOES do this, please put EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS in BIG 
LETTERS on the screen that asks for a password to exit that if they have NO 
IDEA what this screen is, just press EXIT and everything will be just fine...