RE: [SWCollect] Full archives are now online

2004-06-17 Thread Freddie Bingham
I feel that the list should be public, just as it was before.  You never
know when someone is going to search on one of the software titles that we
discuss and then contact us about it.

Freddie

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 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jukka Eronen
 Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:17 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Full archives are now online
 
 I personally would like the list archives to be public.  Anyone 
 opposed to public archives?
 
 Weren't the archives already public? I've seen archive pages 
 turn up in
 Google search results.
 
 Yup they show up there alright.
 
 I for one am in favor of keeping this private and old 
 messages viewable to members only.
 Anything that goes to Google is eternal or at least 
 archived anyways.
 When I have something more sensible / worth of archiving 
 to say, list or anything, I'd rather publish it at web myself 
 (Not meaning that I'd regard the quality / informational 
 value of my mails being quite that low ;) but that's not the 
 point. And I'm also not meaning that the general quality of 
 the list wouldn't be good, because it is.).
 
 - Jukka
 
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RE: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?

2004-06-12 Thread Freddie Bingham
I had no problem duplicating the codes on the copy machine at the drugstore
near my house.  The second release of Maniac Mansion also came with that
type of protection.

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-freddie

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 -Original Message-
 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 2:24 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?
 
 Marco Thorek wrote:
 
  IIRC the game came with five-symbol codes printed in black 
 on really 
  dark brown paper.
 
 I was lucky enough to have a BW hand scanner (remember 
 those?) that used a red scanning beam.  A bit of adjustment 
 to the contrast, and voila -- I could reproduce those like 
 they were black on white sheets of paper.  :-)
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RE: [SWCollect] No market for Macintosh collectables?

2004-06-11 Thread Freddie Bingham
As far as Lucasarts games go, the Macintosh versions get no respect
WHATSOEVER so I wouldn't be surprised if the same mentality is at play here.

Freddie

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 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:17 AM
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 Subject: [SWCollect] No market for Macintosh collectables?
 
 I was just amazed by this:
 
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=51333i
tem=5703687968
 
 One bid, six games in good condition, $8?  I have two 
 questions based on this
 occurance:
 
 1. Is there just no market for Macintosh software 
 collectables?  Why the hell not?
 2. Along those lines, how come there's no market for Sports 
 game collectables (any platform)?
 
 Normally I'd rack up #2 as the if it's not an adventure, 
 it's not collectable 
 mentality that 95% of the software collecting scene shares, 
 but that doesn't explain #1.  I'm very confused...!
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RE: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff

2004-06-08 Thread Freddie Bingham
Hi Joe

I do not have these but I can get them. Of course I have to arrange a price
with the seller for to pay for them and that is based on what I can then
turn them around for. I can always sell the UVI and the Wing Commander on
eBay.  Make me an offer for the Strike Commander (or all three) so I know
the ballpark on what you are willing to pay.

Thanks
Freddie

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 YES, Freddie!
 
 Although I have U6, and the Wing Commander one, I do *NOT* 
 have the Strike Commander.
 
 Give me a price--I'll buy all of the Origin ones (If noone 
 else wants them)
 
 Joe
  
  From: Freddie Bingham [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: 2004/06/08 Tue PM 02:04:44 EDT
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff
  
  Anyone interested in any of the items pictured in the 
 attachment? Let 
  me know ASAP if you are.
   
  Thanks
  Freddie
   
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  http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/
   
  
  
 



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RE: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff

2004-06-08 Thread Freddie Bingham
Some Fm Towns are 486 machines.

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 -Original Message-
 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 1:29 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff
 
 Strike Commander runs on FM Towns?  I thought the last FM 
 Towns machine was a 386.  No 386 I know can run Strike 
 Commander effectively...
 
 Freddie Bingham wrote:
 
  Hi Joe
  
  I do not have these but I can get them. Of course I have to 
 arrange a 
  price with the seller for to pay for them and that is based 
 on what I 
  can then turn them around for. I can always sell the UVI 
 and the Wing 
  Commander on eBay.  Make me an offer for the Strike 
 Commander (or all 
  three) so I know the ballpark on what you are willing to pay.
  
  Thanks
  Freddie
  
  Lucasarts Museum - http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org
   
  
  
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 Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 12:33 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff
 
 YES, Freddie!
 
 Although I have U6, and the Wing Commander one, I do *NOT* have the 
 Strike Commander.
 
 Give me a price--I'll buy all of the Origin ones (If noone 
 else wants 
 them)
 
 Joe
 
 From: Freddie Bingham [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: 2004/06/08 Tue PM 02:04:44 EDT
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff
 
 Anyone interested in any of the items pictured in the
 
 attachment? Let
 
 me know ASAP if you are.
  
 Thanks
 Freddie
  
 Lucasarts Museum - http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org
 http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/
  
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
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RE: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff

2004-06-08 Thread Freddie Bingham
Yes, you can find FM Towns machines on eBay occasionally but I can always
get them from Japan but s/h may be high.  There are versions that look like
desktops, mini towers, and there is a version that looks more like your
typical console. That version would be the lightest and cheapest to ship. I
don't know which versions have which processors though as I am not all that
up on the actual hardware. I can fill you in on the difference that exist in
the Fm Towns Lucasarts games, which can get rather expensive.

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 -Original Message-
 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 1:41 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff
 
 Freddie Bingham wrote:
 
  Some Fm Towns are 486 machines.
 
 Cool, I had no idea.
 
 We added FM Towns to MobyGames a few months ago -- Since FM 
 Towns is just a 386 or 486 with a CDROM and enhanced graphics 
 and sound, I just added FM Towns 
 under graphics options for DOS games and FM Towns again as 
 a sound option for DOS games.  Any other differences I should 
 know about?
 
 Do FM Towns machines themselves crop up on ebay or are 
 otherwise available? 
 Emulators?  I would love to document some of the FM 
 Towns-specific versions for MobyGames...
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RE: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff

2004-06-08 Thread Freddie Bingham
Yes, that is what I was referring to by the console, the Fm Towns Marty. The
Fm Towns Marty 2 is the 486 version.

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 -Original Message-
 From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:29 PM
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 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Fm Towns Origin Stuff
 
 
 On Jun 8, 2004, at 3:50 PM, Freddie Bingham wrote:
 
  Yes, you can find FM Towns machines on eBay occasionally but I can 
  always get them from Japan but s/h may be high.  There are versions 
  that look like desktops, mini towers, and there is a version that 
  looks more like your typical console. That version would be the 
  lightest and cheapest to ship. I don't know which versions 
 have which 
  processors though as I am not all that up on the actual hardware. I 
  can fill you in on the difference that exist in the Fm 
 Towns Lucasarts 
  games, which can get rather expensive.
 
   I also think there is a box called Marty that will play 
 the FM-Towns games.
 
 -- 
 
 Edward Franks
 
 
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RE: [SWCollect] Hee hee...

2004-06-06 Thread Freddie Bingham



It sells for $10 - $25 now.

The original non-Infocom version of the game just sold for 
$250+ on eBay and this seller is a bit confused as to what he 
has.

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  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 9:24 
  PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Hee 
  hee...
  In a message dated 06/06/2004 11:18:06 PM Central 
  Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=51333item=5703206634rd=1Heh, 
  this used to be a $70-80 item, but over past few years has dropped far as I 
  know, more like $30-60 now? Could be wrong though. You ain't gonna see me 
  bidding on this one, unless the "nickel" is made of 24K gold instead of 
  wood...Hey they say the "only" other time this game was 
  sold on ebay (haha), it went for $260? Without box and all the goodies? Is 
  that a joke? What the heck are they talking about?Tom 



RE: [SWCollect] Ultima III

2004-05-29 Thread Freddie Bingham



Oh I've seen countless different Japanese Ultima Online 
versions when looking for other items.

-freddie

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  From: Stephen Emond 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 1:57 
  PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [SWCollect] 
  Ultima III
  
  
  LOL, I never really 
  stopped :p 
  
  UO has been the 
  source of many headaches lately... Ive found localized releases in 
  USA, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Japan, China, Korea, and Australia...
  
  Dont worry, Ill get 
  through it all eventually ;)
  
  Steve
  
  
  
  
  
  
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 1:48 
  PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Ultima 
  III
  
  In a message 
  dated 05/29/2004 3:24:23 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  writes:
  Youre 
  absolutely right. I would have chimed in on this one but you had it covered 
  ;) 
  Oh 
  crap, here we go again, that was supposed to go to Steve only :( Oh well 
  Steve, hopefully incentive of having book posted here will get you back on it 
  if you can find time :)TTYL!!Tom


RE: [SWCollect] Ouch

2004-05-10 Thread Freddie Bingham
For me, the scale is rather useless at any rate.  We buy a lot of stuff on
eBay and the scale has no use there, we are lucky to be able to get a half
way decent condition from the seller without offending them in some way by
asking detailed questions.  When trading amongst ourselves I find people
almost always tend to overrate what they have so having a scale is useless
if it is interpreted differently.  In the end, pictures are the only scale
that matters to me.

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 -Original Message-
 From: Alexander Zöller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 9:14 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Ouch
 
 Would MS indicate not only the box and contents, but also the 
 wrap is in flawless condition?
 
 For me M(S) means the box is perfect and shrinked, while it 
 does leave some variability for the condition of the wrap, 
 which even if free of tears may be in lesser shape at times 
 (store stickers, grime that has settled into the wrap, age 
 discoloration, etc.).
 
 Alexander
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Hugh Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 5:27 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Ouch
 
 
 Sorry to be anal, but that's one of my specialties :-) --
 
 Mint sealed is MS not M(S).
 
 Hugh
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Alexander Zöller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 6:34 AM
 To: BL; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Ouch
 
 Aaargh... yes, that always makes me whince.
 
 There was an eBay auction way back in 2001 for a shrinked 
 Kilrathi Saga, M(S). Apparently the seller was contacted by a 
 guy urging him to check if the wrap was authentic and the 
 game truly unopened. Not knowing what to look for, this poor 
 chap cracked the wrap and happily added a note to his listing 
 that, yes, everything inside was in mint condition.
 
 Alexander
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: BL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 3:21 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: [SWCollect] Ouch
 
 
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4130364298
 
 from the auction:
  Note: Brand new with all the original manuals/disks/box, 
 etc. Only came out of the shrink wrap to be photographed. 
 According to the box it works on any Apple II or III. 
 
 Doh!  Not the sharpest tool in the shed...
 
 Brad
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 Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 4:12 AM
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] YEAH-HA-HA!
 
 
  At 16:38 09/05/2004 -0500, you wrote:
  Heh, just realized, God I hope it's in English.  B-)
 
  I'm almost certain it's a French version. Games are now always 
  translated here, at least PC games, since about 1996. One 
 of the first 
  games for
 which
  I was forced to buy the translated version was King's Quest 7. I 
  nearly haven't bought any PC game from France ever since 
 (most recent 
  is a L'Amerzone/Syberia pack). For some reason, console 
 games are not 
  always translated (for example Shenmue) or are multi-language.
 
  Vincent Joguin.
 
 
  
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RE: [SWCollect] I don't like this at all...

2004-05-10 Thread Freddie Bingham
You could stick me on that list. If I see something with a buy-it-now of $5
(that I don't need) and I know I can relist it and sell it for $60, I'll do
it.  Just another way to fund this ludicrous obsession of cardboard box
collecting.

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 -Original Message-
 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:14 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] I don't like this at all...
 
 BL wrote:
 
  In any case though, I propose we start an investigation, and over 
  time, formulate a ever-growing list of these people and 
 black list 
  them so
 
 That's a bad idea.  Many of them simply collect this way, or 
 do so intentionally so that they can raise money to buy the 
 software they've always wanted for their collection.
 
 There are many very respectful veterans of this hobby on this 
 list and I wouldn't want any of them blacklisted just because 
 they have or had practiced this a few times.
 
  someone is paying for it, which makes me wonder - is 
 something worth 
  what it's supposed to be worth, or is it worth what even 
 1 person is 
  willing to pay, even if it's a lot more than that?
 
 Things are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for them.
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RE: [SWCollect] Ouch

2004-05-10 Thread Freddie Bingham
I still maintain the guide is confusing since you have one situation where a
grade and modifier can not be used together. 

The highest level should simply be Mint and if sealed it gets the (S). If
you insist on the Mint Sealed rating then it should be moved out of the
same category as NM, F, VG, G, and ED since it does not share the same level
of application. That being said NM should also be changed to have a
definition that reads as near mint, i.e. Almost perfect, only the slightest
blemish precludes it from being Mint.  It seems to me that the biggest
problem is that the scale deviates from other, much more established grading
scales in use in other fields of collecting. I can not find any scales that
define a near mint rating as actually being mint and this is the biggest
problem I have with this list.  I don't see how having shrink-wrap, means
that we need a scale that deviates from other scales.

I know it won't be changed but I just want to it to be known that there are
others who disagree with it.

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 -Original Message-
 From: Alexander Zöller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:31 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Ouch
 
 Jim Leonard wrote:
 
  Excellent.  I've added it to the MobyScale, which now inches up to 
  revision 1.03.  The full permanent location of the MobyScale, as 
  always, is http://www.mobygames.com/info/MobyScale;.
 
 Very many thanks. Back to more important topics we go ;-)
 
 Alexander
 
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RE: [SWCollect] Talk about boneheads...

2004-05-06 Thread Freddie Bingham
The seller of this auction has *never* responded to any email I have sent
asking innocent questions about his auctions, hence I don't bid on them.

-freddie

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 -Original Message-
 From: Josh Lulewicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 7:23 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: [SWCollect] Talk about boneheads...
 
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8103158348;
 category=4
 315sspagename=STRK%3AMEBDW%3AITrd=1
 
 rolls eyes
 
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[SWCollect] Journeyman Project

2004-04-22 Thread Freddie Bingham



Anyone collect the 
Journeyman Project 2? I have a couple bumper stickers, circular stickers, and a 
patch.

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RE: [SWCollect] Another Is this rare?

2004-04-08 Thread Freddie Bingham
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4122998185ssPageName=ADM
E:B:SS:US:1

This is the first packaging, not the later album cover gatefold later
used by INFOCOM, but a box.

Don't know about you, but I've never seen BUREAUCRACY in anything but a grey
box release. Perhaps he actually believes there to be a Solid Gold release
of every game?

Well this guy either had a really bad memory or he is trying to make his
items sound better than they really are. Of course, that happens in most
auctions so I wouldn't hold that against him.

Freddie

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 -Original Message-
 From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 8:53 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: [SWCollect] Another Is this rare?
 
 Deluxe Edition of Wasteland???
 
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? 
 ViewItemcategory=4610item=4121816523rd=1
 
 Aside from lines like Casual collectors may wish to pass 
 this by and each disk verified by Copy II Plus (which I'd 
 love to know how he did that since the protection on 
 Wasteland was the same on Strike Fleet, Legacy of the 
 Ancients, Chuck Yeagar and Deathlord, e.g. the most brutal 
 that I know of that EA did for the Apple).  If he did a bit 
 copy that doesn't prove anything.
 
 I'd be led to believe that the album cover came FIRST, then 
 the box, as the last few Apple II games came in boxes (John 
 Madden and Earl Weaver did).  Thoughts?
 
 Interestingly, there's no picture :)  For all I know he took 
 the box from a different platform and stuffed in the guts 
 from a flat pack.  I have 4 copies of Wasteland, and they 
 were relatively easy/cheap to get.  
   Hugh?  Can I get a ruling?
 
 
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RE: [SWCollect] Is this particular version rare?????

2004-04-07 Thread Freddie Bingham
Rare opened? Maybe 2 or 3 a year on eBay though this is only the second
Apple ][ I've seen and I just won the other opened for $52.

Rare sealed, even with the advertising stickers on it? Of course.

Still, I think it would sell for more if it was the IBM version.

I have the IBM version shrink-wrapped and since it is the same package as
the Apple ][ then I probably won't bid on this.  I had always assumed the
Apple ][ release was the same packaging as the C64 but this shows it is not.
I suppose there may be Apple or IBM releases in the same packaging as the
C64 and vice versa but I have yet to see them. 

http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/maniac.php

Freddie

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RE: [SWCollect] Is this particular version rare?????

2004-04-07 Thread Freddie Bingham
Does it have the same font as the box in the auction? I mean is the Maniac
Mansion with meteor trails or is it the straight font like this
http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/images/maniac/mm-1987front-small.jpg

What does the copyright year say on the back?

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 -Original Message-
 From: Jukka Eronen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 11:17 AM
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 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Is this particular version rare?
 
 I had always assumed the Apple ][ release was the same 
 packaging as the 
 C64 but this shows it is not.
 I suppose there may be Apple or IBM releases in the same 
 packaging as 
 the C64 and vice versa but I have yet to see them.
 
 http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/maniac.php
 
 Actually my Maniac Mansion first release one-piece box is for 
 Apple ][ so it was released in the two box types for both platforms.
 It has a red sticker like the auction, though didn't compare 
 if it's exactly the same (but as said my box release is the 
 first one).
 Don't know if there's IBM version in the first release box.
 
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RE: [SWCollect] Is this particular version rare?????

2004-04-07 Thread Freddie Bingham
Its all relative to what you want and if you value sealed with original
stickers to be worth more. I found the $3600 price of Drash to be about
$2600 above sane.

Freddie

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 -Original Message-
 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 3:12 PM
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 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Is this particular version rare?
 
 Peter Olafson wrote:
  I don't think -any- of the versions of Maniac Mansion are rare.
 
 Apple releases are some of the rarer releases of MM, but I 
 think the current bid price of $157 is about $57 more than sane :)
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[SWCollect] Lucasarts Titles Wanted

2004-04-05 Thread Freddie Bingham



Hi,

I'm still looking 
for some Lucasarts titles, some are rare and other are common. Please see 
my want list and let me know if you have anything that I 
need.

http://lucasartsvintagegaming.org/wantlist.php

Thanks
Freddie

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RE: [SWCollect] Video Game Documentary tonight

2004-03-22 Thread Freddie Bingham
My local guide shows it comes on again on the 24th, but I didn't catch the
time.

Freddie

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 -Original Message-
 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 2:40 PM
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 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Video Game Documentary tonight
 
 Lee K. Seitz wrote:
  I, unfortunately, messed up my recording and won't be able to try 
  again this evening.  If anyone else records it, any chance 
 I can get a 
  copy?
 
 I'm at work!  Any chance this will come on any time again?  I 
 have a ReplayTV and I'd have no problem at all recording it 
 and putting it on the web for those who want to watch it.
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RE: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum

2004-03-17 Thread Freddie Bingham
Have you considered the time it would take to scan 100 magazines? :eek:

Freddie

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 -Original Message-
 From: Stephane Racle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:48 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum
 
 Hehe. You may be willing to cut up my magazines, but I'm not! 
 Well, I'd cut up duplicate issues. It probably wouldn't be 
 too difficult for issues 25 and up, but the earlier ones can 
 be difficult to find.
 
 I guess the options are...
 
 Stick to covers/ToC - ZD is probably less likely to notice 
 and may not care all that much. But then, you don't get all 
 the interesting articles!
 Contact ZD - High (?) chance of getting rejected, but 
 potentially permission to scan the articles.
 
 The question is... how much does ZD care about these older magazines? 
 Would they be willing to let someone scan/display them for 
 free? The way I see it, this only generates interest for the 
 magazine. However, ZD may want to make people pay.
 
 Any thoughts? Anybody know anyone at ZD? :-) Some of these 
 early articles are extremely interesting and very well 
 written. It really would be great to have them available.
 
 Stephane
 
 Jim Leonard wrote:
 
  Regardless of how it turns out, please make sure to provide text or 
  text-aware file formats, like PDF that has been OCR'd, or DjVu (no 
  OCR'd text, but separates text and background graphics and 
 compresses 
  each with separate algorithm for better compression, also supports 
  progressive downloading and localized decoding which is great for 
  modem users (they can look at a section of the page without 
  downloading the whole thing)).
 
  As for approaching it the right way, tell ZD about your project and 
  ask that you are willing to host the pages, do all the 
 scanning, tell 
  them you'll offer pages in multiple formats, etc. and that 
 all you ask 
  in return is permission from the company to do so.  To help sweeten 
  the deal, tell them you're willing to cut up the magazines for the 
  best scan.  Seriously.  Crappy 300 DPI JPG scans that are warped 
  because the magazine binding is still intact won't impress anyone :)
 
  However, you run a big risk of getting a cease and desist letter in 
  return.  But since you already run the risk of that, you 
 might as well 
  contact them right now instead of running the site for two years, 
  building it up, and THEN getting the cease and desist letter.
 
  I wish the best of luck, I personally would love to read 
 some of those 
  older reviews.  If/When contacting ZD, make sure you actually call 
  people on the phone; email inquiries to generic addresses 
 rarely get 
  to the *right* person.
 
  Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
 
  Hey, if you approach it the right way, they might even pay 
 you to do 
  it...
   
  Stuart
 
  -Original Message-
  *From:* Stephane Racle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  *Sent:* Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:49 AM
  *To:* swcollect
  *Subject:* Re: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum
 
  Doubtful I could do that without incurring the wrath of ZD...
 
  BL wrote:
 
  Great job man, looks awesome.  If your ultimate plan is 
 to have the 
  entire mags scanned, I can't wait!
 
  Brad
 
  - Original Message -
 
  From: Stephane Racle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  To: swcollect [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:01 AM
  Subject: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum
 
 
   
 
  I'm pleased to announce that my web site, the Computer 
 Gaming World
  (CGW) Museum, is finally on-line! The Museum is dedicated to the 
  preservation and presentation of all CGW items related 
 to the time 
  period covered by the first 100 issues of Computer Gaming World 
  magazine. Currently there is not a whole lot of textual 
 information 
  available, but you will find scans of the covers of most of the 
  first 100 issues, among other things. The goal is, of course, to 
  expand as time allows, and all suggestions/constructive 
  criticism/comments are welcome!
 
  Anyhow, you are all welcome to take a look! I am hoping 
 that this 
  will prove to be a useful resource for the vintage gaming 
  community, as I do not believe that the information 
 provided by the 
  Museum is available elsewhere on the web.
 
  You will find the museum at cgw.vintagegaming.org. Many, many 
  thanks to Freddie Bingham for hosting!
 
  Oh, and never mind the March 20th date on the news page. 
 Amazingly, 
  we're 3 days early... :-)
 
  Stephane
 
 
  
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RE: [SWCollect] Here we go.....

2004-03-16 Thread Freddie Bingham
Great, I've sent $12 via paypal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Freddie

 -Original Message-
 From: Josh Lulewicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:39 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Here we go.
 
 Same with me and vintage-sierra.com :)
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:43 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Here we go.
 
 Stephane Racle wrote:
 
  On the other hand, one of the reasons I look for new items 
 is so that
 I 
  can share them with other collectors and enthusiasts, for 
 example by 
  making a scan, a disk image, or simply by giving out some details
 that 
  weren't previously known. 
 
 This is part of the rationale that created mobygames.com.
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RE: [SWCollect] Here we go.....

2004-03-15 Thread Freddie Bingham
Going down the fm-towns road, did you ever acquire the Fm Towns Wing
Commander. I ask because I noticed you chronicle the wing commander series
on your website. (see attached picture)

Freddie

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 -Original Message-
 From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:52 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Here we go.
 
 
 On Mar 15, 2004, at 1:54 AM, Stephane Racle wrote:
 
   Indeed... why selling? Are you truly selling off your 
 entire Ultima 
  collection?
 
   No, I've kept the stuff that truly means something to 
 me.  I've still got some of the fun Ultima stuff (CPC/Progame 
 Japanese version of Ultima, CPC Akalabet with the castle 
 coversheet, FM-Towns U6, U6 with RG  Denis Loubet 
 signatures, the Sierra Ultima I, the Drash-sized black Ultima 
 II, etc.).  So I guess I can continue to claim membership in 
 the Ultima rarities club.  ;-)
 
   Anyway, off to sleep...
 
 -- 
 
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attachment: wingcommander.jpg

RE: [SWCollect] Here we go.....

2004-03-15 Thread Freddie Bingham



Fm Towns -- http://assembler.roarvgm.com/FM_towns_computers/fm_towns_computers.html

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  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 4:37 
  PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [SWCollect] 
  Here we go.
  In a message dated 03/15/2004 10:32:58 AM Central 
  Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
  Come on...I figured that much out. I was hoping for some more 
info, and some guy saying how the games are so much better on that platform 
or something like that.Well I know Towns version of 
  UVI has voices for one. Don't have the computer so have never actually tried 
  any of mine. Heard there is some software I could use to play the games on my 
  IBM but the person who mentioned it never told me anymoreVisit my web 
  page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. 
  Drash, Tom's Ultima, 
  Infocom and RPG page 


[SWCollect] Amiga CDTV Loom and Indiana Jones Crusade

2004-03-15 Thread Freddie Bingham



Does anyone know the 
real story on these two titles? I've been told that they were produced in German 
but were destroyed before they were to go on sale. Now I know they exist thanks 
to eBay and I own Indy Crusadebut I'm trying to get a feel for just how 
rare they actually are.

Freddie

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RE: [SWCollect] Enchanter Trilogy

2004-03-04 Thread Freddie Bingham



Hi Hugh,

I didn't see anything I was really interested in but it is 
moot since I've already moved it on to a new owner. Sorry!

Freddie

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  From: Hugh Falk 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 
  9:36 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: 
  [SWCollect] Enchanter Trilogy
  
  
  Im interesteddid 
  you see anything from my trade list?
  
  http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/trade_list.htm
  
  Hugh
  
  -Original 
  Message-From: Freddie 
  Bingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:29 
  PMTo: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [SWCollect] Enchanter 
  Trilogy
  
  
  Anyone want to trade for the 
  C64/128 Enchanter Trilogy? Pictures - http://www.babylilie.com/ebay/enchanter/
  
  
  
  Some of the things I need are the 
  Zork, Planetfall, and Seastalker folios along with things found on this 
  list:
  
  
  
  http://forumsvintagegaming.org/showpost.php?p=5
  
  
  
  Thanks
  
  Freddie
  
  
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[SWCollect] Enchanter Trilogy

2004-03-03 Thread Freddie Bingham



Anyone want to trade 
for the C64/128 Enchanter Trilogy? Pictures - http://www.babylilie.com/ebay/enchanter/

Some of the things I 
need are the Zork, Planetfall, and Seastalker folios along with things found on 
this list:

http://forumsvintagegaming.org/showpost.php?p=5

Thanks
Freddie

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[SWCollect] Xenos

2004-03-02 Thread Freddie Bingham



Can someone give me 
a general value of this game as I am not familiar with it.

http://www.figmentfly.com/xenos/

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[SWCollect] More TRS-80

2004-03-02 Thread Freddie Bingham



What about "Monty 
Plays Scrabble"? Do I have junk or what. Now I expect Xenos (disk, bag, manual) 
has some value being a Text adventure but what I don't 
know..

Freddie

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RE: [SWCollect] Xenos

2004-03-02 Thread Freddie Bingham



I assume the exception to this would be the large manual 
Personal Zork.

Freddie

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  From: C.E. Forman 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:16 
  PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [SWCollect] 
  Xenos
  
  Most of these TRS-80 large manual adventures sell 
  for around $15 - $20. I see Xenos a lot less than the others, 
  though. (Pyramid 2000, Bedlam, Raaka-Tu, etc.) I think when I got 
  mine I traded what I considered to be a $30 item.
  
  
- Original Message - 
From: 
Freddie 
Bingham 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1:33 
PM
Subject: [SWCollect] Xenos

Can someone give 
me a general value of this game as I am not familiar with 
it.

http://www.figmentfly.com/xenos/

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[SWCollect] Zork Trilogy

2004-02-27 Thread Freddie Bingham



I guess the Zork 
Trilogy is as valuable as the Suspended Mask now :rolleyes:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3081032440

.. and to think I 
only paid maybe $20 for a complete Zork Trilogya fewmonths ago on 
eBay and this one had the Zorkmid still in a little baggie.




RE: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/ADD/SSI - info and questions

2004-02-26 Thread Freddie Bingham
The KIXX re-releases of the Lucasfilm games have very little value.  Just
$5-$10 for Maniac Mansion and Zak.

I've found reports that the Enhanced Maniac Mansion contains a poster of Zak
McKracken (instead of Star Wars) in the game room. I loaded the Maniac
Mansion from my DOTT Tri-Box CD and it was the V1 (not enhanced), same with
the Maniac Mansion on the DOTT CD in the Lucasarts Archives. I did that
because I found it commonly reported that the enhanced MM debuted in DOTT.
I then loaded Zak and MM from the Lucasarts Classics (from 1992) and voila
there are the enhanced versions of both (As reported by SCUMMVM).  I think
it is rather safe to assume this is where the enhanced versions made their
debut. Now if you were going to play Zak, you would still want to play the
256 color FM Towns version.

Freddie

 -Original Message-
 From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:52 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/ADD/SSI 
 - info and questions
 
 Freddie Bingham wrote:
 
  The hi-res version if Zak that you have is the FM Towns 
 (Japanese PC
  Console) 256 color version that is playable on the SCUMM 
 emulator. I 
  do
 
 No, it is not.  What I have is clearly a 320x200 @ 16 color 
 version, not FM Towns 256-color version.  Here is a 
 screenshot of the low-res one most people
 have:
 
   
 http://www.mobygames.com/game/shots/p,2/gameId,305/gameShotId,8122/
 
 ..and here is the same shot from the high-res one:
 
   
 http://www.mobygames.com/game/shots/p,2/gameId,305/gameShotId,3579/
 
 And to further bake your noodle, here is a low-res original 
 Maniac Mansion:
 
   
 http://www.mobygames.com/game/shots/p,2/gameId,714/gameShotId,8520/
 
 ..and here is the high-res 16-color version:
 
   
 http://www.mobygames.com/game/shots/p,2/gameId,714/gameShotId,30499/
 
 Before you start tearing your hair out, I have verified that 
 the high-res MM was a UK release (go to MobyGames.com and 
 look at the DOS UK release back box, it has the high-res 
 shots on it), and the high-res Zak was a KIXX Australian release.
 
 The remaining question:  Are the euro high-res versions worth 
 more than the original ones?  CURIOUS!
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RE: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/ADD/SSI - info and questions

2004-02-25 Thread Freddie Bingham
The hi-res version if Zak that you have is the FM Towns (Japanese PC
Console) 256 color version that is playable on the SCUMM emulator. I do
own a shrinkwrapped copy of this one. I do believe the enhanced maniac
mansion is the one from DOTT as it was not released on the FM Towns.

Freddie

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 Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:45 PM
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 Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/ADD/SSI 
 - info and questions
 
 Freddie Bingham wrote:
 
  ** I am almost 100% certain there is no other versions of Zak
 
 I have (pirated) copies of both a Zak McKracken using the 
 low-res SCUMM (160x200 graphics) and also redrawn high-res 
 (320x200) graphics.  Based on the file dates and times I am 
 sure these are different releases.  Anyone know more?
 
 I also have the same type of variation (also pirated) for 
 Maniac Mansion, although I suspect that the high-res Maniac 
 Mansion was what was embedded in Day of the Tentacle.  
 Again, anyone have more info?
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 Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
 http://www.oldskool.org/
 Want to help an ambitious games project? 
 http://www.mobygames.com/
 Or check out some trippy MindCandy at 
 http://www.mindcandydvd.com/
 
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RE: [SWCollect] LF website host for a classic gaming site

2004-02-12 Thread Freddie Bingham
I have the ability to help so fill me in on what you have.

Freddie 

 -Original Message-
 From: Stephane Racle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 4:08 PM
 To: swcollect
 Subject: [SWCollect] LF website host for a classic gaming site
 
 Hello everyone,
 
 I'm looking for someone to host a website related to classic gaming. 
 Yes, I know... yet another one? I'd prefer not to reveal too 
 many details in public right now, but I can say that the 
 information included on the site is, to my knowledge, not 
 readily available anywhere else on the web, if it is 
 available at all. It needs about half a gig of space. 
 It's sitting on my hard drive right now, not quite finished, 
 but nearly ready to go... If you have space available 
 somewhere, or know someone who may be able to help, please 
 send me an e-mail - I'll give you all the details.
 
 Thanks!
 
 Stephane
 
 
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