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From: "Craig Graham" <c_graham@hinge.mistral.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Producing CDs to use on Playstation
Date: 18 Jul 1998 12:30:36 GMT
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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Nick Slaven <NickSlaven@compuserve.com> wrote in article
<35AF9412.F3375B9A@compuserve.com>...
> Alex Herbert wrote:
> > Maybe Sony would consider providing us with tools for making our own
CDs.
> > If we had boot disk (similar to the exising Yaroze boot disk) which
loads
> > the libraries and checks for the key card, and then requests that you
> > insert a data disk (the data disk being a CD-R), then it would be
> > possible.  And Sony would not need to worry about us distributing to
> > non-members, 'cos the CD-R would not be usable without the boot disk
and
> > key card.
> 
> Now thats what I call a good idea!

That'll not happen, as it would make it possible to then call CdReadExec to
run a pirate.

Of course you can do the same thing anyway with an Action Replay, a
bootable CD and a bit of
bluetack....

Craig.