| Frank Tabor 2007-07-12, 10:33 pm |
| On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:41:58 -0400, Jack Erbes wrote:
> News wrote:
>
> DirectRoute V2? I think that was copy protected and not copyable for
> that reason. It used a pretty hacker proof scheme called TAGES if I
> remember right.
>
> In the old days you had to negotiate with Magellan for a replacement if
> your copy of DirectRoute quit working. There was a fee for that too I
> think, like $25 or so.
>
> I think that V2 was the last version of DirectRoute that did not require
> unlocking. Starting with V3 it came on DVD and had to be unlocked to
> one specific GPS receiver and that could never be changed.
>
> If you have to enter the serial number of the GPS receiver while making
> maps, those maps will only work with that receiver. But you could enter
> as many different serial numbers as you wanted (one at a time) and make
> maps (one at a time) for more than one receiver.
>
> Being able to use DirectRoute to make maps for more than one receiver
> was not in keeping with Magellans intentions or business plan. They
> wanted you to buy and use one copy of DirectRoute for each receiver. But
> I also knew they wanted to compete with Garmin (who were giving two
> unlocks at that time) so I made maps for two receivers with mine.
>
> Jack
Not to mention, you have to have the CD in the drive in order for the
program to run. There is a hack for that.
--
Frank Tabor
They spell it "da Vinci" and pronounce it "da Vinchy". Foreigners
always spell better than they pronounce.
-- Mark Twain
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