"In 2017, a Redditor called Vadermeer discovered a binder full of ancient internal Apple memos at a Seattle Goodwill thrift store. The memos detailed the workings of a 1979 Apple initiative called SSAFE (“Software Security from Apple’s Friends and Enemies”), which sought to alter Apple’s operating systems and hardware to allow vendors to absolutely stymie any attempts at unauthorized copies of floppy disks.
"The 100-plus page trove of typed, handwritten, and printed documents are a fascinating window into the era. They include a hilarious back-and-forth between Apple founder Steve Wozniak, legendary for his technological prowess, and Randy Wigginton, Apple’s sixth employee, responsible for much of Apple’s groundbreaking technology.
"Woz and Wigginton document their adventures investigating the state of the art for “copy protection,” discovering that they can trivially bypass any system on the market and concluding that the companies peddling this stuff are selling defective goods…"
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