The software is loaded with a Commodore 64, the two drive option is selected which transfers software to the drives' controller memory, and the serial cable can be disconnected from the computer. In later versions of Fast Hack'em, disk copying can be performed without the computer if two Commodore 1541 disk drives are available. They include the methods of copy protection individual programs use so even a fast copy can then be artificially "re-protected" and give a working copy. The one feature that stood out from other copying programs was that these updates include "parameters". įast Hack'em was updated often, and later versions added more copying options. The MSD SD-2 dual drive is supported, with copies finished in 60 seconds, about twice as fast as without the software. įor all forms of copying, Fast Hack'em can verify the resulting disk copies to ensure that they were properly written. Only 35 seconds are required with two drives, or two minutes plus swapping time with one drive. Copying a protected disk takes approximately 60 seconds if being copied directly to another disk drive, or three minutes (plus several disk swaps) if performed using a single disk drive.įast Hack'em also includes a very fast disk copier that can copy unprotected disks at even higher speeds.
This effectively nullifies the efficacy of deliberate disk errors, non-standard track layouts, and related forms of copy prevention. When using the nibbler, disk copying is done on a very low level, bit-by-bit rather than using standard Commodore DOS commands. The most popular feature of Fast Hack'em was its ability to produce copies of copy-protected commercial software. and Canada via Henry's "Basement Boys Software", and in the U.K. This advertisement for Fast Hack'em, published in the September 1985 issue of COMPUTE!'s Gazette, describes the many features of this popular nibbler.įast Hack'em is a Commodore 64 fast disk/file copier, nibbler and disk editor written by Mike J.
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