Subj : Cracking DOS software
To   : Nightfox
From : AKAcastor
Date : Thu Apr 04 2024 14:05:28

 N> Old DOS software has been around long enough that I'd be 
 N> surprised if there weren't already some cracks and 
 N> keygens for a lot of it..  I think you'd have to know 
 N> where to look.  Years ago I was aware of some groups of 
 N> people who were doing that and releasing their cracks 
 N> and keygens, and I imagine a lot of that may still be 
 N> around, and may be hidden from the usual search engines online.

For sure there are TONS of cracks and keygens out there, and I think you're right that a lot may be hidden from the usual search engines online.

I know of multiple BBSes with large collections, I'm not sure how much overlap there is between them so it's sometimes hard to know when to stop searching.  Titantic BBS has a great collection.

The last couple programs I worked on were by request, so at least a couple of us spent a bit of time searching for available cracks before I dug into the code.

 N> Also I thought there was already a key generator 
 N> released for Buccanneer?  I remember seeing some posts 
 N> here and on Reddit about that recently, from the son of 
 N> the developer of Buccaneer, and I thought he said he 
 N> himself released a key generator that he reverse-
 N> engineered?

I wrote that keygen and posted it in the thread created by the son of the developer of Buccaneer.

The reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bbs/comments/1b626zo/curious_if_anyone_remember_my_fathers_door_game/

Since then, he (graffd03 on reddit - son of the developer of Buccaneer) has called my BBS (another.tel) a few times and played Buccaneer.  There's an active game going with at least a couple of us playing daily.  It's a fun game - though your ship may spend significant time on the bottom of the sea, depending on your luck!


Chris/akacastor

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