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175 lines
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FOR THE USERS THAT HAVE 'TK!SOLVER' TK-1(2J)/PC-DOS/IBM5150
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FROM : THE A.S.P ; (Against Software Protection)
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ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO ASA FULTONS BBS (THE SHINING SUN -305 273-0020)
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AND TO
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WHIT WYANTS BBS (PC-CONNECT -203-966-8869)
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE UNPROTECT PROCEDURES INVOLVE FROM 4 HOURS TO
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40 OR MORE HOURS ( 58+ HOURS FOR 'TK!' ) OF
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SINGLE STEPPING THRU CODE AND FIGURING OUT THE
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INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL CODE.. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT WHEN U PASS
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THIS ON TO OTHER BOARDS YOU DO NOT ALTER THIS OR TRY TO TAKE CREDIT
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FOR MY LOST SLEEP.... THE A.S.P... ORLANDO FLA. (J.P. TO HIS FRIENDS)
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OH, AS A FURTHER NOTE. I SEE SOME BBS'S ARE NOW CHARGING U TO BE REGISTERED
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TO USE THEIR SYSTEM. FIRST OF ALL I GIVE U FROM 4 TO 60 HOURS OF MY TIME
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AT NO COST TO YOU AND I DO NOT LOOK TO KINDLY TO SUCH BBS'S PUTTING ON
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MY PROCEDURES AND THEN CHARGING U TO GET ACCESS TO THEM. THEY DIDNT SPEND
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TIME AND COST (SAY 'X' HOURS * $40+) TO MAKE THE PROCEDURES AVAIL. , SO
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I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT SUCH BOARDS DID NOT USE ANY OF THE 'A.S.P'S'
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PROCEDURES, UNLESS THEY ARE WILLING TO PUT THEIR WORKS TRULY IN THE
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PUBLIC DOMAAIN.. ENOUGH SAID.. THANK YOU.
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IF YOU HAVE A HARD DISK OR WANT TO CREATE A BACKUP COPY THAT IS NOT
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TIED INTO THE 'TK!' DISKETTE...IN CASE YOUR ONLY COPY GOES BAD
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.. THIS PATCH WILL REMOVE THE COPY PROTECTION COMPLETELY.... AS WELL
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AS LET TK! RUN AS A STAND ALONE PROGRAM (AS WAS DONE WITH VISICALC).
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AS ALWAYS THIS IS FOR YOUR PERSONAL PEACE OF MIND ONLY
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IT IS NOT MEANT TO BYPASS ANY COPYRIGHTS..YOU ARE BY LAW BOUND BY
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YOUR PURCHASE LICENSE AGREEMENT.
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IF YOU HAVE A HARD DISK AND WANT TO PUT THE PROGRAM ON SUCH
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WHY SHOULD YOU BE TIED TO A FLOPPY. YOU HAD TO GIVE UP A LOT OF
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'BIG MACS' TO GET YOUR HARD DISK.
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FIRST OF ALL WHEN I REFER TO THE "B:" DRIVE , IF U HAVE A HARD DISK U
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CAN SUBSTITUTE THE APPROPRIATE DRIVE LETTER FOR THE "B:" DRIVE. I ALSO ASSUME
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THAT THE ORIGINAL "TK!" IS IN THE "A:" DRIVE.
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1). FORMAT 1 SYSTEM DISK UNDER DOS 2.0 OR 2.1
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2). LABEL IT ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL 'TK!' DISKETTE
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3). COPY THE (UNHIDDEN) FILES FROM THE ORIGINAL DISKETTE TO THE CORRESPONDING
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2.X FORMATTED DISKETTE
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4). PUT THE ORIGINAL 'TK!' DISKETTE IN THE "A:" DRIVE
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6). I WONT TELL U HOW TO USE DEBUG OR ANY 'PATCHER' PROGRAMS
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ON THE BBS'S, I ASSUME U HAVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING.
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7). FIRST I ASSUME U HAVE DEBUG.COM ON A RAM OR C: OR B: DRIVE .
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8). ENTER >B:DEBUG TK.COM
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ENTER -E 951 90 90 90 'THIS DISABLES
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-E 957 90 90 90 'SINGLE STEP OVERIDES
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-E 57C FF:CC
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NOTE: THE ORIGINAL TK! SHOULD NOW BE IN THE "A:" DRIVE
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-G
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NOTE: PROGRAM SHOULD STOP AT CS:57C
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WHAT WE DID WAS LET TK! READ ALL THE OTHER PIECES OF HIMSELF
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FROM THE VARIOUS DISK SECTORS (THE GOOD AND BAD SECTORS),
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DO ALL THE DECRYPTING AND SET UP ALL AREAS OF HIMSELF,
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IN OTHERWORDS WE LET HIM DO ALL THE WORK FOR US. WE DIDNT
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EVEN HAVE TO FOOL WITH BAD TRACKS, OR ANY DECRYPTING OURSELVES
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-E 57C FF
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-E B271 FF:CC
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-G
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PRESS THE "ENTER" SINCE TK! IS WAITING ON IT
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-E B271 CC:FF
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-T
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YOU SHOULD SEE THE FOLLOWING REGISTER STATES:
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AX=1C0D
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BX=0100
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CX=0000
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DX=5898
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SP=B2AD
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BP=0000
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SI=B230
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DI=A100
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-E 389 C6 06 FF 00 0C
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-E 38E C6 06 FE 00 22
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-E 393 C6 06 FD 00 38
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-E 398 C6 06 FC 00 4E
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-E 39D 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
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-E 3A9 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
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-E 3B2 B0 00
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-R AX 0
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-R BX 0
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-R CX 0
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-R DX 0
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-N B:TKNEW.COM
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-R CX FFFE
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-W CS:100
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RESTORE ALL REGISTERS
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-G
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NOTE: TK! SHOULD NOW COME UP AS IT NORMALLY WOULD ,
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U MIGHT WANT TO VERIFY THAT IT WORKS,
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SINCE 'TKNEW.COM' IS BUILD UPON THAT ASSUMPTION.
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NOW REBOOT THE SYSTEM WITH A DOS SYSTEM DISK IN A DRIVE.
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9). PLACE YOUR ORIGINAL TK! IN A SAFE PLACE SINCE WE WILL NO LONGER NEED IT.
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10). PLACE DISK WITH TKNEW.COM IN "A:" DRIVE OR RUN FROM HARD DISK
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ENTER >TKNEW
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IF ALL WENT WELL U NOW HAVE UNPROTECTED, DECRYPTED, STANDALONE
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VERSION OF TK!SOLVER.....
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NOTE: NOW ALL OF 'TK!' COPY PROTECTION IS REMOVED, AND U MAY DISKCOPY
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(OR COPY) AND RENAME TKNEW.COM TO TK.COM TO ANY WHERE IN THE SYSTEM
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YOUR LITTLE HEART DESIRES.
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ALSO I HAVENT TESTED THE 'TKNEW.COM' EXTENSIVELY ON DIFFERENT MACHINES
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(DIFF MEM. SIZES AND/OR MONITORS). DID TRY IT ON A 'PHAZE'
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AND A 3270 PC AND IT APPEARED TO WORK.
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OTHER NOTES:
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1). CHECKS FOR SPECIALLY FORMATTED TRACKS COMPLETELY REMOVED
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2). U MAY LOAD ALL THE FILES ON THE NEWLY FORMATTED AND UNPROTECTED
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DISKETTE DIRECTLY TO HARD OR RAM DISK, IN ANY SUB-DIRECTORY U
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SET UP
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3). SOMEONE WANTED TO KNOW WHY I USED UPPER CASE FOR EVERYTHING. FIRST
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AFTER ABOUT 8 TO 20 HOURS OF STARING AT THE TUBE., I AM NOT ABOUT
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TO SHIFT THE CHARACTERS, AND SECONDLY I AM SO EXCITED , AFTER DOING
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SOMETHING THAT AT FIRST SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE, AND IN A HURRY TO GET IT OUT
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ON A BBS, SO THAT U MAY USE THE NEWLY GLEAMED KNOWLEDGE.
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ENJOY YOUR NEW FOUND FREEDOM..HARD DISKS FOREVER!!!!!
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OUT
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ON A BBS, |