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Locksmith 5.0 Reviewed......................Bob Sander-Cederlof

I received my copy of Locksmith 5.0 last week.  I haven't tried any of the lock-busting capabilities, because I have no particular need for that.  But there are other features which justify the price.  The new manual has information on copy protection schemes which I think has never been published before.  The new manual is 140 pages long!  I remember the first edition came with a tiny 1/2 page summary of operation!

The other item I am in love with is the fast copy program for ordinary DOS 3.3 disks.  In a 64K Apple with two disk drives on one controller, it will make a copy in only 19 seconds!  And if you have a larger memory (32K beyond a 128K //e, or a II with a 128K card), it can make a complete copy in only 16 seconds.  And if you want to make multiple copies of the same disk, and have large enough memory to hold an entire disk image, you can make additional copies in 8 seconds flat!  These copies are without verify, but a verify pass only adds 7 more seconds.

I think this one feature is worth the $99.95 price tag, but there are many more reasons for owning a copy.  If you own a previous version, they have an attractive upgrade policy.  If not, we will send you a copy for $90 + shipping.
