From b5826f30c93d3b923f88dc94e16c0e3d519a8266 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Parsons Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 11:14:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated 1-2-3 READMEs --- disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/README.md | 4 ++-- disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1as/README.md | 10 +++++----- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/README.md b/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/README.md index 9cc274e7a..2b643a7bb 100644 --- a/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/README.md +++ b/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/README.md @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Lotus 1-2-3 Release 1A ---------------------- This version of 1-2-3 is known as **Release 1A**, which differs from the later -[Release 1A*](/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1as/). This version contained files dated `6-07-83`, -whereas **Release 1A*** contained files dated `7-01-83`. +[Release 1A\*](/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1as/). This version contained files dated `6-07-83`, +whereas [Release 1A\*](/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1as/) contained files dated `7-01-83`. WARNING: These disk images are not originals. We've tried to recreate the System Disk as it was originally distributed (aside from the [Copy-Protection Patch](#copy-protection-patch)), but the other disks we've left as we found diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1as/README.md b/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1as/README.md index d303e55a2..2f48bfd1d 100644 --- a/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1as/README.md +++ b/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1as/README.md @@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ machines: Lotus 1-2-3 Release 1A* ----------------------- -This version of 1-2-3 is known as **Release 1A***, which differs from the original -[Release 1A](/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/). **Release 1A** contained files dated `6-07-83`, -whereas this release contained files dated `7-01-83`. +This version of 1-2-3 is known as **Release 1A\***, which differs from the original +[Release 1A](/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/). This version contained files dated `7-01-83`, +whereas [Release 1A](/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/) contained files dated `6-07-83`. Unlike the [Release 1A](/disks/pcx86/apps/lotus/123/1a/) disks, these disk images are from the private PCjs disk collection, and (aside from the [Copy-Protection Patch](#copy-protection-patch)) we believe they are authentic copies @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ of the original distribution disks. ### Copy-Protection Patch -The PCjs **Release 1A*** System disk does not include any copy-protection features. Instead, the disk contains a +The PCjs **Release 1A\*** System disk does not include any copy-protection features. Instead, the disk contains a patched copy of `123.EXE` which bypasses the usual copy-protection tests. The patch is described in the "unprotection" document [LOTUS.TXT](https://www.pcorner.com/list/UNP/UNPROT-1.ZIP/LOTUS.TXT/): @@ -189,5 +189,5 @@ When `DEBUG` is used to examine our `123.EXE`: This confirms that 1) `C3 (RET)` has been stored at the specified location, and 2) the remnants of a `MOV CX,0002` instruction still reside there. -WARNING: LOTUS apparently released other **1A*** `123.EXE` binaries, with the same size and date, but with rearranged +WARNING: LOTUS apparently released other **1A\*** `123.EXE` binaries, with the same size and date, but with rearranged contents. This may have been an attempt on their part to defeat a universal patch.