This is the procedure for bypassing the copy protection scheme used by 
SIDEKICK,  version 1.00A.

Using DEBUG on SK.COM, NOP out the CALL 8780 at location 071A ----+
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Change the OR  AL,AL at 072D to  OR  AL,01 --------+              |
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......and that's it!                               |              |
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                     (BEFORE ZAP)                  |              |
78A7:071A E86380        CALL    8780 <----------------------------+
78A7:071D 2E            CS:                        |              |
78A7:071E 8E163D02      MOV     SS,[023D]          |              |
78A7:0722 2E            CS:                        |              |
78A7:0723 8B263F02      MOV     SP,[023F]          |              |
78A7:0727 1F            POP     DS                 |              |
78A7:0728 59            POP     CX                 |              |
78A7:0729 880E1300      MOV     [0013],CL          |              |
78A7:072D 0AC0          OR      AL,AL   <----------+              |
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                     (AFTER ZAP)                   |              |
78A7:071A 90            NOP         <-----------------------------+
78A7:071B 90            NOP         <-----------------------------+
78A7:071C 90            NOP         <-----------------------------+
78A7:071D 2E            CS:                        |
78A7:071E 8E163D02      MOV     SS,[023D]          |
78A7:0722 2E            CS:                        |
78A7:0723 8B263F02      MOV     SP,[023F]          |
78A7:0727 1F            POP     DS                 |
78A7:0728 59            POP     CX                 |
78A7:0729 880E1300      MOV     [0013],CL          |
78A7:072D 0C01          OR      AL,01   <----------+








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