LensLok - Early 80's Anti-Piracy that frustrated | MVG

LensLok - Early 80's Anti-Piracy that frustrated | MVG

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In 1985, in an effort to combat software piracy. ASAP Developments invented the LensLok - a plastic lens in a foldaway frame.The LensLok device was essentially a row of prisms arranged vertically in a plastic holder. In this video we take a closer look at the LensLok to understand how it works, and why it ultimately failed as an anti-piracy device.

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