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Unprotection for DIAGRAPH/PICTURE PERFECT by COMPUTER SUPPORT CORPORATION.
by MARY BURKOFF... Assembly Language GURU extraordinaire.

Releases of this package:
Version 3.3 (6/12/86)
Version 3.5 (12/25/86)
Version 4.0 (8/1/87)
Tested on DIAGRAPH and PICTURE PERFECT VERSIONS 3.31, 3.4.1, 3.5, and 4.0.
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Instructions:


DIAGRAPH and PICTURE PERFECT have a very sophisticated copy protection.
They cannot be "patched" since a part of the necessary code is missing from
the ".EXE" file. Early versions use PROLOCK, later ones SOFTGUARD.

"What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to copy protect."
Not tangled enough, however, as you'll see...

The Copy protection scheme for version 4.0 is changed from earlier versions.
Thus the instructions are different.
Follow the appropriate instructions below:
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VERSION 3.3 - 3.5 ... (NOT version 4.0)

CSAM.COM (CSAM.EXE on earlier versions) is the heart of the copy protection
for DIAGRAPH and PICTURE PERFECT. This package contains PP.COM (for PICTURE
PERFECT), CONFIG.COM (for CONFIGURATION program), and DIAGRAPH.COM (for DIA-
GRAPH). These small "Loader" programs take the place of:

		CSAM.COM (EXE on v 3.3)
		CSAMOPP.COM (EXE on v 3.3)
		CSAMODI.COM (EXE on v 3.3)
		INSTALL.*
		UNINSTALL.*
		COPYON.*
		COPYOFF.*

The above programs are all copy protection stuff and are no longer needed.
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Using DIAGRAPH as an example...
Copy DIAGRAPH.COM into the same directory with DIAGRAPH.EXE and the other
supporting files and start it up with "DIAGRAPH" <CR>. That's all there is
to it! No more CSAM garbage!


For PICTURE PERFECT...use PP.COM...
Start it up with "PP/<CHART TYPE>" (e.g. "PP/LINE" <CR>).


To CONFIGURE (either PP or DIAGRAPH)...Use CONFIG.COM...
Start it up with "CONFIG" <CR>

This package works by substituting my programs for CSAM.COM or CSAM.EXE, bypas-
sing the copy protection scheme. My programs are original works, not hacked ver-
sions of programs.
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Version 4.0 ...
Version 4.0 of DIAGRAPH and Picture Perfect use a slightly different scheme.
They also use device drivers. CSAM.COM improved a lot with this release, thus
I wrote this unprotect incorporating it, rather than bypassing it.
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DIAGRAPH and/or PICTURE PERFECT version 4.0 already installed:
Uninstall DIAGRAPH and PICTURE PERFECT using COPYOFF on your CSAM disk.
After uninstallation is complete, copy the files CSAMOPP.COM and CSAMODI.COM
(from this package) to the same directory as CSAM.COM. (Usually C:\CSAM).
Make sure that CSAM.COM (from the CSAM disk) is also in that directory. Start
the program in the usual way. (CSAM <CR>).
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New installations:
In order to use this package, make a copy of the original CSAM disk with
DISKCOPY, then lay the original aside. Use COPYON to install DIAGRAPH or
PICTURE PERFECT according to instructions, using your copied CSAM disk.
When you get to the hard-disk installation stuff, the COPYON program will balk
of course, reporting an error. Just continue as instructed (hit Ctrl-C for
stubborn cases), and the program will tell you that you'll have to use a
key disk. Ignore this and complete the procedure. After installation is
complete, copy the files CSAMOPP.COM and CSAMODI.COM (from this package) to
the same directory as CSAM.COM. (Usually C:\CSAM). Make sure that CSAM.COM
(from the CSAM disk) is also in that directory. Start the program in the usual
way. (CSAM <CR>).
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Notes:
COPYON (as supplied with version 4.0) is not REQUIRED, but is helpful for
installing the original programs. This package works by substituting my
versions of CSAMOPP.COM and CSAMODI.COM for the originals, which are SOFTGUARD
loaders. My programs are original works, not hacked versions of programs.
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Feedback/Thanks/Suggestions appreciated.
Thanks for all the feedback thus far. Sorry about previous bugs.

Mary Burkoff
Atlanta PCUG
(404) 433 0062 (Data)
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