From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sun Jun 27 1999 - 13:51:37 EDT
Steven..
THANK YOU for that link..
i'll try to hang it on my web site for all to take advantage of..
(now it the time to hit the delete key!!!)
NOTE: it was NOT big blue, it is the hollywood guys.. them fellers who drive
around 90210 in bently azure drop head coupe's who want to retain control of WHO
can view WHAT and WHEN..
its a limitation that IBM and all others are FORCED to adhear to..
it did not take too long for those same fellows who brought you the melissa
virus to do some hacking and produce a "pick" for the region "lock".. :-)
so, please put the blame where it belongs, and keep supplying the cash for them
big fancy wheels in the hills of 90210.. :-)
further note: I am not against making big bucks (bux?) on
innovation or good entertainment and i'm no commie or socialist... . . . .
. . .
(but this is getting WAY off topic, so i'll quit while i'm ahead)
Steven N. Fettig wrote:
> Hi,
> You can use a utility I found on the net that will work with SoftDVD
> (and I also think DVDExpress) that will change the region that the TP
> software can read without a problem. If you switch regions, you must shut
> down the software being used and run the region changing program and then
> start the DVD software again. That's the only hitch. I have been using it
> (very) successfully with region 1, 2, & 4 DVDs. I wish IBM hadn't put this
> limitation on their laptops - especially seeing as they are meant to be used
> internationally (that's why I bought mine). Anyway, here is the link:
> http://www.codefreedvd.com/dvd_dvdrom.htm
>
> Steve
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Leandro Rzezak [mailto:leandror_at_emk.com.ar]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 5:10 PM
> > To: THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu
> > Subject: Zone 4 DVD MPEG disk
> >
> >
> > I'm having this problem: I've bougth the TP in the US, and I got
> > the zone 1
> > mpeg disk.
> > Unfortunately in my country we have zone 4 and blockbuster rents zone 4
> > dvd's.
> >
> > Does someone know how or where can i get it?
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> >
> > Leandro.
> >
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