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HOW TO MAKE A MASTER GAME DISK FOR THE MACINTOSH
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For this procedure, you will need three disks:
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[] a blank disk
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[] the Mac Create disk (Game, DiskUtil, Set File, Examine File)
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[] the Mac Utility disk (TFTP, Masterize)
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1. Create a new game disk by copying the entire Create disk onto the
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blank disk. The recommended copier is DiskUtil (or another sector copier),
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since using the Finder copier changes the desktop. Eject both disks,
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put away the Create disk and reboot.
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2. Put the Utility disk in Drive 1 and the new game disk in Drive 2.
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Rename the game disk and game file (e.g. "Game Disk" becomes "ZORK I Disk"
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and "Game" becomes "ZORK I").
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3. Run the TFTP program. When a directory box appears, click on the
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Drive button to show the game disk directory. Select the game file and click
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on the Open button. Set up the DEC 20, then press any key to start receiving.
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The download should take less than five minutes.
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4. Give the disk to me (DBB). I will patch in some signature data
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(different for each game).
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5. Run the Masterize program. When a directory box appears, click on the
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Drive button to show the game disk directory. Select the game file and click
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on the Open button. If all is well, the program will say 'Okay'.
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CAUTION: Masterize creates a special file on the game disk which marks it
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as a Master disk. The file, Z.DAT, uses a non-standard disk format and
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can't be copied by normal means. Trying to copy it or deleting it can leave
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damaged sectors on the game disk. The next two steps prevent users from
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doing this accidentally.
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6. Run the Set File program. Set the Z.DAT file as Locked and Invisible,
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and the game file as Locked, then click on the Quit button.
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7. Run the Examine File program. From the Misc menu select Copy Protect.
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When a directory box appears, select the Z.DAT file and click on the Open
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button. The program will ask if you are sure; answer yes. From the File menu
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select Quit.
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8. If this game has a special boot screen, copy it to the game disk.
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It should always be named StartUpScreen.
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9. Throw away the Production folder on the game disk, and empty the
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trash. The game disk should be left in the "opened" position on the desktop.
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From the File menu, eject both disks from the machine.
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