<s>
Fast	B-Application
Hack'em	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Commodore	O
64	O
fast	O
disk/file	O
copier	O
,	O
nibbler	B-Device
and	O
disk	B-Application
editor	I-Application
written	O
by	O
Mike	O
J	O
.	O
Henry	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
popular	O
feature	O
of	O
Fast	B-Application
Hack'em	I-Application
was	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
produce	O
copies	O
of	O
copy-protected	B-Application
commercial	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
the	O
nibbler	B-Device
,	O
disk	O
copying	O
is	O
done	O
on	O
a	O
very	O
low	O
level	O
,	O
bit-by-bit	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
standard	O
Commodore	B-Device
DOS	I-Device
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
effectively	O
nullifies	O
the	O
efficacy	O
of	O
deliberate	O
disk	O
errors	O
,	O
non-standard	O
track	O
layouts	O
,	O
and	O
related	O
forms	O
of	O
copy	B-Application
prevention	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Hack'em	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
very	O
fast	O
disk	O
copier	O
that	O
can	O
copy	O
unprotected	O
disks	O
at	O
even	O
higher	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
all	O
forms	O
of	O
copying	O
,	O
Fast	B-Application
Hack'em	I-Application
can	O
verify	O
the	O
resulting	O
disk	O
copies	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
properly	O
written	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSD	B-Device
SD-2	I-Device
dual	O
drive	O
is	O
supported	O
,	O
with	O
copies	O
finished	O
in	O
60	O
seconds	O
,	O
about	O
twice	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
without	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Hack'em	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
often	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
versions	O
added	O
more	O
copying	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
the	O
methods	O
of	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
individual	O
programs	O
use	O
so	O
even	O
a	O
fast	O
copy	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
artificially	O
"	O
re-protected	O
"	O
and	O
give	O
a	O
working	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Fast	B-Application
Hack'em	I-Application
,	O
disk	O
copying	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
without	O
the	O
computer	O
if	O
two	O
Commodore	O
1541	O
disk	O
drives	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
October	O
1985	O
called	O
Fast	B-Application
Hack'em	I-Application
"	O
a	O
must-needed	O
utility	O
for	O
Commodore	O
disk	O
users	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
fastest	O
way	O
to	O
copy	O
an	O
entire	O
1541	O
formatted	O
disk	O
at	O
the	O
present	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
joking	O
that	O
a	O
disadvantage	O
was	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
"	O
leisurely	O
coffee	O
breaks	O
or	O
refrigerator	O
raids	O
"	O
during	O
copying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
described	O
Fast	B-Application
Hack'em	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
extraordinary	O
copy	O
program	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
seen	O
for	O
the	O
64	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
copying	O
a	O
disk	O
in	O
35	O
seconds	O
with	O
two	O
1541	O
drives	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
even	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
fill	O
out	O
the	O
label	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
