Rob C ?
Charles
I have various Atari games on "Rob C" Menu.
Who was Rob C and where is he now?
What is the difference between a "hi" and a "lo" Rob C Menu?
Thnks
C
Anders Skelander
About the 'hi' and 'lo' feature. My assumption is that
the Rob C menu program's game loader has to reside
somewhere in memory and there is a risk that the game
code itself overwrites the loader before the loading
is complete.
If a game does not work with the 'lo' menu
alternative, one could try to create a meny disk with
the 'hi' menu. Likewise, a game that does not work
with the 'hi' menu may work with the 'lo' menu.
In theory there is a risk that a game would overwrite
both of these areas. But it should always be possible
to write a small loader that fits somewhere in
memory together with the game during the loading
process. It is also possible to re-write ('hack'?)
games so they do not interfer memory-wise with the
loader.
Anders
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egyferiu
to compile menu disks, copy disks etc. i was told at the time that he was
from the Manchester area of the UK, who he was and what he does now - who
knows
does anyone know anything about Jon C. Ian K aka Jolly Roger?? would be good
to hear how those guys are getting on
JCH
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Paul Irvine
>In the mid 80's Rob C was cracked a number of games and also wrote utilities
>to compile menu disks, copy disks etc. i was told at the time that he was
>from the Manchester area of the UK, who he was and what he does now - who
>knows
>
He was from Liverpool (well at one point), a few of us used to connect
on our 300baud modems and one of the peeps was Rob C himself. Never
spoke to him myself but I gather he was a nice enough bloke (for a
hacker).
And not all hackers were kids, most of the EA titles got hacked by a
person called The Mole. He was a Doctor at that point and is now in
charge of a local Health authority..
Strange world :-)
--
. Never argue with an idiot, they bring you down to their level
and then beat you with experience
^switchblade^
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Correct me if I am wrong but I think he went on to become "Was (Not Was)" on
the Atari ST, responsible partly for the LSD/Automation menu disks?
Paul Irvine
Tis true I believe
Scott Gilbert Photography
This guy cracked more games for fun than anyone (as far as I'm aware)
Various sudo names - Was(not/Was) Vapour, hotKnife:
And yes, ive spoken to him on several occasions :-)
