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"Bluegenie2" <me@fuil.com> wrote in
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> "Rico" <BC@dt.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns95DDB1ED9D8B3ewrfdgrstnetaakeanfk@140.99.99.130...
>> barbara@bookpro.com wrote in news:10udmghn7v396b4@corp.supernews.com:
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>> > On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:10:09 GMT, Rico <BC@dt.com> wrote:
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>> >>"drs. muts" <opzouten@sukkel.nl> wrote in
>> >>news:5a57f$41e696e6$546b980c$21620 @news.multikabel.nl:
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>> >>> its not the copy its the no cd patch
>> >>
>> >>Why would one need a 'no cd patch' if they had the cd in the first
>> >>place ?
>> >
>> > I can think of at least a couple, right off the top of my head:
>> >
>> > 1. To save wear and tear on the CD or the drive. This is especially
>> > useful for people with kids who don't handle CDs carefully and people
>> > who tend to misplace their CDs.
>>
>> I for one have 3 kids, and I take it upon myself to teach them how to
>> handle CD's - I'd rather not pass the blame on others to cover any
>> child rearing short comings that I may have.
>> They mess up the CD, then they don't play the game/application.
>> Simple & effective.
>> They are ages 4,6 and 7 and treat CD's/DVD's like they are made of pure
>> gold.
>> Kids learn from experience, and desperately need responsibility - And
>> to give them continuous cop outs and free passes at an early age isn't
>> going to give you a very productive adult in the future.
>> "No sweety, don't worry about the choco fingerprints or nasty scratches
>> on the DVD. Daddys got a burner, and will just make you a brand new one
>> !"
>
> Where in the hell did this come from? We aren't talking about burning
> cds here, we are talking about a patch............or do you know the
> difference?
Do you think disc images are legal ?
They are for the exact same purpose as a burnt CD.
>
>>
>> Disc drives themselves are so cheap as to render that point irrelevant.
>
> Tell you what, cheap is relative to what a person makes. With what I
> make, a disc drive is an extravagance and only bought when absolutely
> needed, like if mine broke. So, yes i will protect my disc drive by any
> means possible.
So save up some $$$ and buy a backup computer which will contain a backup
disc drive and a backup hard drive for your backed up disc images.
I would rather save wear and tear on my HD, which are more expensive and
prone to failure.
You seem to be looking for 100% certainty in a world that offers no such
thing.
>
>>
>> > 2. To keep from having to swap CDs in and out. This is why I use
>> > one. I don't want to have to hunt down the CD and put it in every
>> > time I want to play, and I use the drive for other things, so I can't
>> > just keep it in the drive all the time
>>
>> Oh yes, taking the CD out and putting it back in is such a royal pain.
>> I can't see how software manufacturers can expect their customers to
>> continuously do such a back breaking task on a routine basis.
>>
>> >
>> > Contrary to some people's prejudgements, many of us who have bought
>> > the game (and the EPs) and kept it to ourselves use no-CD patches for
>> > our own personal convenience.
>> >
>> > BW
>> >
>>
>> Uh huh - All 3 of you.
>> Illegitimate uses of CD patches I'm sure far outweigh quasi-legitimate
> uses
>> like yours - And your argument of personal convenience falls on deaf
>> ears here.
>> We all pay for your 'personal convenience' in the form of higher
>> software prices, and less and less product every year.
>>
>
> You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
I know exactly what I'm talking about - You just don't want to hear it like a
monkey covering his ears/eyes.
Want a banana ?
> All of us have
> told you that we bought our games legitimately, yet you insist that we
> are pirates of some sort or another.
You are advancing and promoting views and methods that encourage piracy.
Of course you are, and look silly trying to deny it.
> I really wonder tho, if junior broke YOUR favorite game, if you would
> really go without just to prove a point to your kid.
> My guess is no.
>
No Jrs yet .. 3 girls
My kids don't go anywhere near my favorite games, most which in fact are not
suited for children anyhow - And they have their own computer.
Once in a while they'll want to borrow a CD/DVD of mine, and I trust them
completely to take care of it as good as I would.
There are some fun games that we mutally like and play though - And yes, I
actually go through the horrendous task of manually taking the CD out of
their computer, walking all the way back to mine, then inserting the disc by
hand into mine when I want to play.
If we happen to want to play the game at the exact same time ?
Too bad - Someone is going to have to show a bit of patience.
They have trashed a few, and through sacrificing their allowances have got
new copies, and now, as I said, treat them as if they are made of solid gold.
They have all their CD's and DVD's neatly organized,carefully stored and you
won't find a finger print or scratch on any of them.
I'm proud of them, and feel as though they've learned a good lesson in
responsibility and respect for property at an early age which they will carry
with them throughout their life, and indeed pass on down to their own kids
some day - Something they wouldn't have learned had I simply created a disc
image and installed no cd patches on their computer.
Their games are their possesions, and they realize that if they trash them,
they will pay for it.
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