Are there any unique id's on a calc i can use to prevent piracy?

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Are there any unique id's on a calc i can use to prevent piracy?

ant787332 04 Jul 2023 06:23

is there any way i can grab a id of some sort from a calc to kind of lock it to the program?

Re: Are there any unique id's on a calc i can use to prevent piracy?

jonbush 16 Jul 2023 08:09

Each calculator has a unique hardware ID. Unfortunately it is not possible to read this ID directly with TI-Basic. This question was previously addressed in this thread. The key takeaway is that it is possible to read the first part of the ID using assembly; however, these first five bytes are common between many calculators so this may not be a reliable method of implementing DRM. It is possible to read the remaining part of the ID with an OS-version-specific call, but this will create compatibility issues.