Fast Hack'em

The most popular feature of Fast Hack'em was its ability to produce copies of copy-protected commercial software.

When using the nibbler, disk copying is done on a very low level, bit-by-bit rather than using standard Commodore DOS commands.

This effectively nullifies the efficacy of deliberate disk errors, non-standard track layouts, and related forms of copy prevention.

The MSD SD-2 dual drive is supported, with copies finished in 60 seconds, about twice as fast as without the software.

in October 1985 called Fast Hack'em "a must-needed utility for Commodore disk users" and "probably the fastest way to copy an entire 1541-formatted disk at the present time", joking that a disadvantage was the end of "leisurely coffee breaks or refrigerator raids" during copying.

This advertisement for Fast Hack'em, published in the September 1985 issue of COMPUTE!'s Gazette , describes the many features of this popular nibbler.