Re: Unprotecting GWBASIC

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 10-21-92 (10:38)             Number: 302
From: TONY ELLIOTT                 Refer#: NONE
  To: DAVID LUCKIE                  Recvd: NO  
Subj: Re: Unprotecting GWBASIC       Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
 DL> Not too long ago, someone posted a method by which GWBASIC code saved
 DL> using the 'p' command could be unprotected.  Does anyone here have or
 DL> remember the process?

Using DEBUG, create a two byte file called UNP.BAS:

    DEBUG
    e 100 FF 7B
    RCX
    2
    N UNP.BAS
    W
    Q

Start GWBASIC and load your protected program. Now, LOAD "UNP.BAS"
right over the top of the first program. That was easy, wasn't it!

Tony



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