Re: KN5000 password setting??
Posted by: Richard Bools on October 05, 1998 at 00:34:56:
In Reply to: KN5000 password setting?? posted by Michael Rosen on October 04, 1998
at 02:19:44:

Hi Michael,

When you're on the KN5000 'Save' screen hit the bottom button on the LHS of the screen
7 times quickly (the button is not labelled as a function). A password screen will appear.
I've never tried using it for anything, but it may do what you want!

Regards,

Richard. 
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Password protection and 'removal'

Posted by Roel de Jonge on October 05, 1998 at 08:57:46 :

Passwords manipulation on (Technics) style disks :
Hi,

I noticed a kind of 'desire' to know more about KN2000 passwords.
Well I figured it out very easy where the password information is hidden.
On the KN2000 (and others) you can 'set' your own password.
Choose SAVE and shortly after you selected it press the 4th button
(from the left) beyond the display (I think it is ACC1) SEVEN times quick.

Then you are prompted for your private password.
I entered (long time ago) 'QQ'.

With my ATARI computer and the software programm 'Harlekin' and its
HEX-ASCCI editor's search option it was very easy to locate the 'QQ' !

They were positioned in :
The *.CMP file upper line the rightmost position
The *.SQF file 2nd line third and fourth from the right.
The *.TM file upper line 4th and 5th character from the left.

Just change them (HEX) to '00' (zero zero) and the (mostly unwanted
protection) is gone !

This information is about 5 years old (I have a KN5000 now) and most of us work with
PC's now. Allmost everyone owns software with a HEX/ASCII editor e.g. PCTOOLS,
NORTON UTILITIES or another HEX-editor .. good luck !

Before you start editing MAKE A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL DISK AND EDIT ON THE
COPY !

Roel
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For your information....just remove the passwords with a good
HEX-DEC-Monitor, the other programs, like Norton-Commander
can damage the files.

Greetings,
Jaap