Manual Check Copy Protection - Revision history

Andrew Branscom: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	Originally, Sierra used digital copy protection schemes, ~~like~~ the infamous [[CPC]] disk copy protection. Later, they started to use included physical documents like manuals or other included documentation/extras for lookups. Miscellaneous information scattered throughout a manual all meant that photocopying (when possible) could be prohibitively expensive for the target customers and without a world-wide publicly available Internet, digital scans were almost unheard of. For the most part, copy protection methods were an effective low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.		Originally, Sierra used digital diskette copy protection schemes, such as the infamous [[CPC]] disk copy protection. Later, they started to use included physical documents like manuals or other included documentation/extras for lookups. Miscellaneous information scattered throughout a manual all meant that photocopying (when possible) could be prohibitively expensive for the target customers and without a world-wide publicly available Internet, digital scans were almost unheard of. For the most part, copy protection methods were an effective low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.

	These releases relied a manual or other documentation challenge for copy protection. These challenges were usually a question that could only be answered by checking the release's included manual or other included documents.		These releases relied a manual or other documentation challenge for copy protection. These challenges were usually a question that could only be answered by checking the release's included manual or other included documents.

Andrew Branscom: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	* https://www.wired.com/story/sierra-online-ken-williams-interview-memoir/		* https://www.wired.com/story/sierra-online-ken-williams-interview-memoir/


	Originally, Sierra used digital copy protection schemes, like the infamous [[CPC]] disk copy protection. Later, they started to use included physical documents like manuals or other included documentation/extras for lookups. Miscellaneous information scattered throughout a manual all meant that photocopying (when possible) could be prohibitively expensive for the target customers and without a world-wide publicly available Internet, digital scans were almost unheard of. For the most part, copy protection methods were an effective low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.		Originally, Sierra used digital copy protection schemes, like the infamous [[CPC]] disk copy protection. Later, they started to use included physical documents like manuals or other included documentation/extras for lookups. Miscellaneous information scattered throughout a manual all meant that photocopying (when possible) could be prohibitively expensive for the target customers and without a world-wide publicly available Internet, digital scans were almost unheard of. For the most part, copy protection methods were an effective low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.

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	==<br /> Introduction ==		==<br /> Introduction ==

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	==<br /> ~~Description~~ ==		==<br /> Introduction ==

			* https://www.wired.com/story/sierra-online-ken-williams-interview-memoir/

	Originally, Sierra used digital copy protection schemes, like the infamous [[CPC]] disk copy protection. Later, they started to use included physical documents like manuals or other included documentation/extras for lookups. Miscellaneous information scattered throughout a manual all meant that photocopying (when possible) could be prohibitively expensive for the target customers and without a world-wide publicly available Internet, digital scans were almost unheard of. For the most part, copy protection methods were an effective low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.		Originally, Sierra used digital copy protection schemes, like the infamous [[CPC]] disk copy protection. Later, they started to use included physical documents like manuals or other included documentation/extras for lookups. Miscellaneous information scattered throughout a manual all meant that photocopying (when possible) could be prohibitively expensive for the target customers and without a world-wide publicly available Internet, digital scans were almost unheard of. For the most part, copy protection methods were an effective low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.

Andrew Branscom: /* Also See */

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Also See

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	* [[Copy Protection]]		* [[Copy Protection]]
	* https://www.wired.com/story/sierra-online-ken-williams-interview-memoir/
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Andrew Branscom: /* Games with Document Check Copy Protection */

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Games with Document Check Copy Protection

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	* [[#Conquests Of Camelot\|Conquests Of Camelot]]		* [[#Conquests Of Camelot\|Conquests Of Camelot]]
	* [[#EcoQuest 1\|EcoQuest 1]]		* [[#EcoQuest 1\|EcoQuest 1]]
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Also See

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	* https://www.wired.com/story/sierra-online-ken-williams-interview-memoir/		* https://www.wired.com/story/sierra-online-ken-williams-interview-memoir/
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Andrew Branscom: /* Quest for Glory 2 */

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Quest for Glory 2

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	* https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2014/06/revisiting-quest-for-glory-so-you-want.html		<div class="Quote">
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	Kenny McCormick June 18, 2014 at 5:11 AM<ref>https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2014/06/revisiting-quest-for-glory-so-you-want.html?showComment=1403082703093#c3608753578324831308</ref>		Kenny McCormick June 18, 2014 at 5:11 AM<ref>https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2014/06/revisiting-quest-for-glory-so-you-want.html?showComment=1403082703093#c3608753578324831308</ref>

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	A dungeon master friend once complained that he had created a locked room mystery that could be solve in any of four ways - He wanted to make sure it was fair. The players found a fifth solution instead. That is what makes tabletop RPG's fun, but is very hard to pull off in a CRPG... except sometimes by accident.		A dungeon master friend once complained that he had created a locked room mystery that could be solve in any of four ways - He wanted to make sure it was fair. The players found a fifth solution instead. That is what makes tabletop RPG's fun, but is very hard to pull off in a CRPG... except sometimes by accident.
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Andrew Branscom at 22:59, 19 August 2026

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	* https://www.wired.com/story/sierra-online-ken-williams-interview-memoir/

	==<br /> References ==		==<br /> References ==
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	* [[Copy Protection]]		* [[Copy Protection]]
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	[[Category:Technical Info]]		[[Category:Technical Info]]
	[[Category:Copy Protection]]		[[Category:Copy Protection]]

Andrew Branscom: /* Games with Document Check Copy Protection */

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Games with Document Check Copy Protection

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	* https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2014/06/revisiting-quest-for-glory-so-you-want.html		* https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2014/06/revisiting-quest-for-glory-so-you-want.html