Along similar lines, Final Assault (Epyx) for the IIgs (and probably others), if you failed the copy protection, you'd continue normally, then suddenly your climber's face would turn red and he'd die, as if suffocating I think. Kinda slick.
On Jun 15, 2004, at 9:00 AM, Stuart Feldhamer wrote:
LucasArts (DOS-based) adventure games drove me crazy because the
protection was written in the same interpreted code as the rest of the
game (makes sense, some commercial protection schemes are based on
their own VM, speaking of protection schemes repeating themselves).
Anyway, I found one
You had to identify mugshots I believe. I'm surprised I remember because I only saw the screen once :)
Covert Action and Sword of the Samurai are my top two favorite of all time Microprose games. Close second is M-1 Tank Platoon, F-19/F-117A, Pirates! and Ancient Art of War in the Skies. There
Back then I had a friend who worked for a newspaper. He was in charge
of a color separator (it sounded impressive then) so they could print
color ads in multiple passes. It made the dark red and black sheet
black and white. It was excessive but it was fun to have such an
overkill solution.
For a software developer I hope they wouldn't confuse the two
platforms. Still its interesting. I didn't know it existed, but then
my Mac collection is pretty small and to be honest, not too many of the
games I remember for it really grabbed me. Except
I've been looking for Airborne!
Of all the people to pick... (FYI Ray Charles RIP 06/10/04)
As an aside, emulation of vintage synthesizers is getting pretty damn
good (Hammond, Clavinet, Fender, etc.) Some are direct samples, some
are emulated. Even the cheaper ones sound respectable. Of course you
did say exactly.
I don't know if you could. It wasn't created by a music publisher that
the RIAA or any of the fee-collection agencies have an agreement with,
was it? Put another way, I make a music CD on my own, and I sell it in
a few local stores. A DJ from a local radio station (say its owned by
I've not been a fan of places like EB, GameStop, etc. charging $50 for
a game, giving you $15-20 for it a few weeks later, then reselling it
for $40-45. More than once I've seen used games sold costing more than
the shrinkwrapped version of the identical title, usually within a few
feet of
Oops. Hall of the Mountain King was the soundtrack that looped in the BG once you got the 'flame'. Mountain King was the game. Thanks for correcting that.
I think you're right about the number of levels varying between platforms in MR. Like being the person who edits movies for television,
Well, this answers a lot of questions about the current state of video games... I LOL at a couple of the comments, most of them from Donkey Kong.x-tad-bigger
/x-tad-bigger
On May 31, 2004, at 3:20 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
I saw this too. Hilarious! I loved the fact that they were
Thanks. I know there were two variations on the 1983 release, and I
knew there was the 'Trilogy' release, but I didn't know there was a
1987 re-release.
On May 27, 2004, at 9:17 PM, Howard Feldman wrote:
You could always look on my website... thats what its there for
Dan Chisarick wrote:
My
Interesting. Though I wonder what will make it appreciate more if all
of a sudden they're popping out of the woodwork (relatively speaking).
He's the one who had a tape + warranty card only auction, yes?
On May 17, 2004, at 7:56 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
Just in case anyone else wondered.
So that's two (albeit incomplete) copies on ebay concurrently. And
neither have bids. Anyone care to make guesses as to how much they
sell for? I'll say $300-400 tops.
On May 14, 2004, at 1:20 PM, Freddie Bingham wrote:
I wouldn't consider anything sold without a box when determining a
Hmmm, yeah. I think my estimate was a bit too low. It is one of the most desirable Ultima collectables you could hope to bid on (you seem to have all the ones you can't, though). Of course there's no saying what the reserve is, either.
As an aside, I'm also speculating that Keith Z, given past
Most people on this list are probably collecting for reasons other than
financial gain (though nothing wrong with collecting to sell for profit
or a mix, especially if the profit goes to buying more games). While
I'm no economic theorist, I think prices will settle down after a bit.
Why? As
Ok, generally I keep out of the grading discussions because I toss
shrinkwrap on games like I would on sandwiches (in contrast to the
death-threat below). Question: How do you handle funk? Basement funk
(game stored in a damp cellar), smoker's house, cat used the space 10
away as a
I have an SSI Ziplock copy of Epidemic. The manual just barely fits the bag (needs a little work actually but once its past the opening, it fits snug). It has a red white sticker that says its for the Apple platform.
On May 9, 2004, at 6:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated
Likely story :p
On May 7, 2004, at 11:47 AM, Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Heh actually that was supposed to be 9.99 blushes
I didn't realize it until after the end of the auction :(
Damn IE autofiller...
-josh
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From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May
In my otherwise pristine ratings on ebay I won a single neutral comment
when I backhanded someone for not being responsive (30 days no answer,
and for that I was called 'impatient'). At the bottom of what had to
be a 4-page auction description was a blurb that he's sometimes out of
town.
$100 for the disk to a Donkey Kong clone. Nice. This keeps up people
will start selling individual games a la carte ($25 for the manual, $50
for the disk, $15 for the reference card, etc.)
On May 6, 2004, at 10:22 PM, Josh Lulewicz wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
Looks like the advertisement wasn't the only thing that was framed.
Nice catch (as always). Ask him if he'd like to trade for a
hypothetical 2600 prototype...
On May 3, 2004, at 9:13 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
Just in case any of you were thinking of bidding on this one:
games don't
know enough to hit game collector sites, but they do know ebay.
On Apr 27, 2004, at 2:56 AM, Jim Leonard wrote:
Dan Chisarick wrote:
Evil? Immoral? Risky?
All of the above. It's called shilling on ebay, and gets you
booted'n'banned. Not in favor of it. :)
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When I started collecting a few years back, I had an entire 8.5 x 11 sheet of titles, search terms, publishers, etc. You name it. It would take me an hour a day to dig. I found some pretty interesting stuff. I also had more cash to buy goodies with. But I relied purely on ebay's search tool.
Leveraging the phenomenon on ebay that one rare item selling for a wad
of cash is usually followed by several more just like it, is it a
possible strategy to 'sell' highly desirable vintage items amongst
ourselves on ebay? We wouldn't actually transfer ownership of the
goods, and sure there
I should offer him my copy of Muse BLACKJACK. At $450.00 its a steal (I think it cost me $15-20. Not sure. I was on a MUSE kick back then. Then I realized that they had more titles than I previously knew about and calmed down shortly thereafter.)
On Apr 25, 2004, at 5:32 PM, Hugh Falk
I won't startup the semi-annual archive/preserve debate again (it
hasn't been 6 months since the last one :), but since we have a few new
folks, anyone else do the 'media archiving' thing?
On Apr 25, 2004, at 8:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
**
Marco Wrote:
Very cool, Joe!
Ya think he'd send us a link ;)
Good lord that was amazing. Its good to be the king (or at least his
curator...)
On Apr 24, 2004, at 2:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thought people would be interested in seeing a new article. Please
check it out, and tell me what you think.
Go to my
Very nice. A few things:
- Searching works well (but what does the icon w/the X-ed out glasses do)? I saw no visible results.
- All the links (year, publisher, title) all lead to the same destination for a given title.
- The scrollbar down the left gives erratic results
- Not sure if everyone
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From: Dan Chisarick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 22, 2004 6:35 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] CURIOUS Guide
Very nice. A few things:
- Searching works well (but what does the icon w/the X-ed out glasses
do)? I saw no visible results.
- All the links
The Seven Drashes sounds like the title of a modern-day RPG. Of course I'm not sure I'd care for the quests (go to the office, get stuck in traffic, work a second job instead of killing monsters for extra cash, etc.)
On Apr 21, 2004, at 7:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tom,
Can you list the
Always seems someone has unlimited disposable income... right about the
time you see something you'd like to have. For insanity like this, I
wonder how insurance companies would compute the value of such an item.
Purchase price? Average cost? Replacement value (whatever that is)?
When you
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
for it, to no avail.
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From: Dan Chisarick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: swcollect Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Adventure Construction Set
Two people who had the same urge at the same time. I know I had a
little trouble
H sounds good. I'll probably go.
On Mar 29, 2004, at 1:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all.
just thought I'd open an invitation to a historic event, that
officially justifies our hobby. The Smithsonian Institution is now
having a seminar on 'An exploration on the art and science
of
the games that got me trolling ebay for vintage software. Kinda
reminds me of a primitive version of Dark Spyre.
On Mar 23, 2004, at 4:03 PM, Edward Franks wrote:
On Mar 22, 2004, at 8:08 PM, Dan Chisarick wrote:
[Snip]
I'm hoping the higher-than-expected sale price of Drash will allow
you to keep
w/the DVD.
On Mar 21, 2004, at 1:12 AM, Jim Leonard wrote:
Dan Chisarick wrote:
Howard Scott Warshaw was there (wrote Yar's Revenge, Raiders of the
Lost Ark, and E.T. I think) Nice to see a classic developer trek all
the way over from CA.
He was cool. I bought a copy of Once Upon Atari from
Appears to have been shelved:
http://lucasarts.com/press/releases/85.html
An appeal from the masses for reconsideration:
http://www.petitiononline.com/LACOSAM/
Sigh. OK everyone, back to your 3D shooters and RTS eye candy...
see no reason to go.
Stuart
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From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SWCollect] PhillyClassic
I realize it wasn't organized like last year, but is anyone going? Its
this weekend
I realize it wasn't organized like last year, but is anyone going? Its
this weekend.
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I just got a chance to take a look (its been a truly awful week @
work), and it is a thing of beauty. Crisp scans, good color, (an
appropriate watermark)... definitely a next best thing (to owning the
actual mags).
I was going to scan my Computist collection as PDF files. While I've
never
Collect games so I can play them: Guilty (though as of late its
collect games so I can rip my hair out imaging them so that SOME DAY I
can play them).
Also, thanks for all the tape-archiving advice. I have 1 or 2 tapes
and was meaning to get around to them sometime real soon now. I have a
While the MX 700 is a wonderful piece of hardware (its what I'm using
now) it is REALLY fussy about how far away it is from its base station.
They advertised a max of 6'. More like 2' for truly reliable use. Of
course I have a wireless network and possibly other sources of RF
interference.
Its a very long description, but the typo (about 2/3 of the way down)
is priceless:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItemcategory=1183item=3178965064
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I think Castle Wolfenstein should win the most package variants of any
software title ever. Not counting overseas packing and I don't think
they had 'budget' packing, there's like 4-5 variants of the Apple II
version perhaps? I never saw this one before:
No but I run a spam blocker so even if there was there's a good chance
I wouldn't see it. I didn't think it was even possible for spam to get
past the subscription mechanism.
On Feb 23, 2004, at 6:32 PM, Jim Leonard wrote:
Is anyone seeing spam on the swcollect list?
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Member since '99, no activity for years, then has 10 of these fine
items. Hell, even if they ARE fake, I don't mind a spare map to play
with. I think I'll send some questions...
On Feb 1, 2004, at 8:40 PM, Per-Olof Karlsson wrote:
Did anyone see this auction?
Did a Google on Lord_Pall (including the underscore, no quotes).
Several hits in newsgroups to that handle around the time his ebay
account was created in '98. All hits... referenced Ultima Online. Ya
know, for $18, I can live down being scammed :) I bought one.
On Feb 1, 2004, at 9:44 PM,
My PayPal/ebay confirmation came back w/his name: D Rubenfield, which
does xref to Lord Pall/Dan Rubenfield working for Origin. Maybe I
should get two.
On Feb 1, 2004, at 9:44 PM, Edward Franks wrote:
On Feb 1, 2004, at 8:20 PM, Stephane Racle wrote:
Perhaps someone who worked at Origin in
As an aside I've gotten creamed by this guy on several occasions. I
think he just 'safety bids' on everything :) I'd love to see his
collection. Perhaps an invite to the list?
On Jan 30, 2004, at 12:10 AM, Stephane Racle wrote:
Wow...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
Ultima II is also in the Ultima Trilogy :) Distinct from the others
because the splash screen says Origin and not Sierra.
On Jan 28, 2004, at 1:18 PM, Howard Feldman wrote:
Sounds cool. I'd agree that TWO ratings might be better - one for
'rarity' and one for 'value'. The Giant list of
While certainly it could be for legitimate reasons, when all of a
sudden a cluster of desirable, related items is ended early, I can't
help but wonder if there was a little backroom negotiation. I've only
done it a few times myself (usually the seller declines) but in all
cases is was because
: Dan Chisarick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Software Collectibles Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 2:18 AM
Subject: [SWCollect] Deal on the side???
While certainly it could be for legitimate reasons, when all of a
sudden a cluster of desirable, related items is ended early, I
Guilty of the exact same thing. My friend was over one day and say
Why don't you try walking around instead of just rebooting? Then I
remember frantically searching FOR the whirlpool not long afterwards.
Ultima III is on the top 5 games I want to replay.
On Jan 22, 2004, at 1:08 AM, Jim
I guess that depends on how you assess the value. No one here has bought a classic game that they themselves wouldn't have paid a few more dollars to have. Some come at the breaking point, but I'd reckon most don't hit that level. Also, sometimes you see two newer collectors on ebay overbid on
Between games being super-realistic (compared to classic games at
least) and most new gamers not knowing how good a well-packaged game
could be, the buyers don't know what they're missing and could probably
care less. I bet these same people don't watch AMC either. Gotta love
writing for
Ok, you win that. Just curious, how often does that particular piece
of code see instruction pointer (the one that lowers bids)?
On Jan 21, 2004, at 6:36 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
How many sellers would tell a buyer they are paying too much?
Yo. B-)
The Shoppe, anyway. If the person uses the
Most of the more recent games that I would have mentioned have already
mentioned... (whoever mentioned Deus Ex, what about System Shock 2, and
Thief)? SS2 was really good, but Thief didn't really do it for me as
far as gameplay. I love the atmosphere, but the game struck me as
tedious in
.
-Original Message-
From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value
I saw what I think was a re-packaged Doriath in the last 2-3
months but
other than that, zip. Black Magic
Apple II games signed by their authors and I've gotten
some nice reactions from them
- john
The goal of the works of a genius' existance lies only in itself.
-Original Message-
From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED
I saw what I think was a re-packaged Doriath in the last 2-3 months but
other than that, zip. Black Magic for the Apple was the first Apple
game I bought off ebay. That was 2+ years ago, and I might have only
seen one since then. Superb game. Does not take long to beat. Tower
of Myraglen
I don't know if there's any pattern to what I will shell out for. I
wouldn't pay much for Mt. Drash, Akalbeth or a shrinkwrapped 'saucer'
box. I just can't see myself doing anything with them other than
putting them on a shelf.
I've tried the Pokemon strategy (gotta catch/get them all) in
.) Oops.
I have (no kidding) at least 10 copies of 'Omega', probably more. I
still can't bring myself to destroy just *one* copy of the massive
manual to scan it :)
On Dec 29, 2003, at 5:57 PM, Jim Leonard wrote:
Dan Chisarick wrote:
When I was done w/this batch (61 disk images) and waiting
September 17, 2000. I originally joined to hunt down some comic books (Lobo and Golgo 13). A few months later I discovered they had vintage games. Typical newbie syndrome I overbid on lots of stuff. Over time I discovered A) patience and B) that ebay wasn't the best outlet (cost-effective
While I was visiting my parents for xmas I did another marathon
archiving session (Floppy - disk image - CD). I've lost track of how
many times I've said this is the last time. The sessions get further
and further apart, but each time I flip the switch(es) the machines
keep coming back for
How much extra for the autographed copy of the RARE item?
On Dec 24, 2003, at 1:23 AM, Hugh Falk wrote:
x-tad-biggerHa! Thats great!/x-tad-bigger
x-tad-bigger/x-tad-bigger
x-tad-bigger-Original Message-/x-tad-bigger
x-tad-biggerFrom:/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger[EMAIL PROTECTED]
While ebay and paypal are the root of all evil, its possible its also
to prevent bots from harvesting user info for targeted spam. Most ebay
users use their exact e-mail address as their username. Something else
I noticed is sometimes I have a hard time logging in. It has told me
more than
It sounds like the briefcase in Pulp Fiction :) Still, I would have never made that connection. I had to stare at the wall thinking for a bit to remember it from U5.
On Dec 9, 2003, at 4:02 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote:
I never understood the reasoning behind needing a sandalwood box. I'm
That reminds me about The Immortal on the PC. *Twice* I played it to
the dragon, twice the @#(%@(#*% thing froze on me on that board. I
swear I love the mood of that game (simple as it was). I called
support and they said It shouldn't do that. Never got to the end.
It'd probably take me an
e same problem. I found out only recently
that the problem is a coding bug.
Drove me nuts! I spent many hours playing that game only to give up
completely frustrated.
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From: Dan Chisarick [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 04,
Less trustworthy? Of course not. But there's zero recourse if
anything goes awry with an overseas transaction, even if its simply
damaged in shipping. He's referring to the policies, not the people.
Personally I've sent things to the UK, Israel, Portugal and Australia
with zero problems.
While not game collecting per se, PayPal has gotten a good amount of
debate here so I figured it was relevant.
http://money.cnn.com/2003/11/20/technology/att_paypal.reut/index.htm?
cnn=yes
On an unrelated note, shocked that CE didn't take a swing at the
Platypus stamps :)
Good article. Grey areas I'd have to wonder about:
- I'm a non-technical user who wants to backup my Commodore 64 copy of
M.U.L.E. According to this I have a legal right to do so. However,
I'm technically incapable of doing so on my own. This law says I have
a right, but is it legal for
Anyone ever hear of a game for the C64 called Doriath? I think it
was published by Virgin. I found an image of it long ago, but I've
never seen a copy for sale anywhere. I used to play it for hours
(despite it being one of those super-annoying start from the
beginning/one life/no save sort
I've purchased items directly from their website, and from ebay and have generally been satisfied. My only complaint was that once I tried buying a game from their site (Legend of Blacksilver I believe) and got no response for days. Suddenly I see it listed on ebay a week or two later. I
My $0.02... I can't help but noticed that a lot of the auctions I've won lately don't take PayPal. I use BidPay in those cases (whose fees are a little stiff at times but checks are for all intents and purposes like cash. BidPay gives me proof of payment sent so its worth the extra $1 to me).
Yeah, the originals that I got my hands on when they were current and
not collectors items definitely have the most value to me. The funny
thing is, I remember what I was doing, where I bought it from, and
other events surrounding acquiring these. I don't even remember what I
had for
For no particular reason I stopped in the local Game Stop. I've
been grabbing all the fullsize Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale
titles (and their add-ons) for $10-20 each lately. 6 down, 2 to go.
Anyway, guy behind the counter, couldn't have been more than... 19. I
mention something about
While I don't have any shareware in my collection (OK, I have the pile
of DOOM levels but that's it) you do raise an interesting point. Some
commercial games have been re-released as shareware (most notably
through magazines that had optional disk subscriptions and certain
computer clubs).
Joe,
That's a pretty gut-wrenching visual. I'm glad you saved the most
prized items, and hope you can minimize any further damage. After
reading your post I was wondering if dehumidifiers and silica gel packs
(the do not eat packs in aspirin bottles and such) would help, but it
sounds like
I had a pipe burst over one of my boxes. Several books took the hit.
Sadly one was the hint guide for the Ultima Collection (go figure).
That was the full extent of the damage. Even though the books were
soaked like they were tossed in the shower, no mildew formed on them
(though they
Guess what platform its really for:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3561item=3008682923rd=1
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A few questions about InfoDOS...
- I'm assuming it was written from scratch. What did it have that
DOS/ProDOS didn't? Smaller footprint, faster, no Apple royalties :)?
- How long did it take to write?
- Last, were you pretty much on your own writing it (here's a buncha
requirements, get us
$15 is reasonable.
-Original Message-
From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 3:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Software collecting videos
Here's another quick question: Assuming I create a DVD of all these various
Since everyone else is sharing... (ages, pictures, e-mail addresses, what
next?)
http://homepage.mac.com/chisarickd/dan.jpg
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From: Alexander Zöller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:09 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] New
Well the link is there but the actual offensive picture seems to
have disappeared. I printed the auction out to a PDF file w/the
aforementioned picture just in case someone needs some backup reporting this
guy, if they haven't already.
Speaking of pictures, if no one wanted their
I had a pipe burst above one of my boxes of games once. They were
spared because of some cheap loose-fitting bags sealed with a single piece
of tape. Breathable but servicable too. Certainly one can't expect plastic
boxes to protect them from everything, but I strongly agree with the
Title: Message
Yeah, that is pretty bad. He cites in his
description "this is an extremely rare game". Anyone who has anything that
is truely desirable typically starts the bidding under $10 knowing that hordes
will jump all over it.
To change the change of topic slightly, anyone got some
Yeah, but he pays for shipping. How bad can it be? Not as bad
as this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1940100411
I e-mailed the guy. No disk, no box, no manual. He'll e-mail
you a file (that he downloaded from the Internet I'm sure). How can a
file be in
Really? I found a shrinkwrapped John Madden Football (but for the C64)
for $3 a little over a year ago on a clearance rack. Couldn't sell it
for $5. Are you referencing a particular platform?
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From: Hugh Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 03,
Anyone got an idea what the original box contents were? Of the
few that I've seen, the manual says Phantasie I II on it. If anyone
has it handy, can you enumerate what originally came with it? Thanks.
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, there should be some kind of reference card also.
It's the only copy I had though.
/Alexander
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Von: Dan Chisarick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Gesendet: Saturday, November 30, 2002 11:53 PM
An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Betreff: [SWCollect] Phantasie II
Anyone got
.???
- John
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From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:junk6;bellatlantic.net]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 10:27 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
BTW I have all 89 issues of Computist + the four errata
issues
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From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:junk6;bellatlantic.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:27 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
I spent about 22+ months tracking down every last EA title
(complete) made for the Apple ][ (flat, box, game
; they were
one of my favorite game companies (which is also why I loved working for
them in the 80's!)
I have a mint Caverns of Callisto...heh... ;)
- John
-Original Message-
From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:junk6;bellatlantic.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 9:27 PM
BTW I have all 89 issues of Computist + the four errata issues.
The Super IOB images are on Asimov. Mail me if you're interested in any
sort of info, etc. I'm not great, but I've normalized a good stack that
weren't in any of those issues.
John, if you don't mind yet another
Too anal? Certainly not for me, and I doubt for most people
here... I didn't want to blab/stray off-topic or I'd go off for 50
pages. I image all the floppies (either normalize them or make nibble
images) copy them over a string of computers and burn the images on CD
for use on an
I have a loose disk + a manual to it (lost the box somehow).
Bought it new in Maryland when it came out (visiting relatives). I
recall looking at it w/a sector editor trying to cheat :) when I saw
references to a COPY PROGRAM embedded on the original. If that isn't
asking for it, I
I was reading through the manual
to Track Attack (Broderbund title for the Apple ][) and it said that in order to
save your high scores to the (very copy protected) disk, you had to notch the
disk yourself. If you do, it will void your warranty. It was right
in the manual, in those words.
All of ebay's new features: Another case of over-engineering where the
designers are not users.
To add to C.E.'s comments, somewhere burried under all the crud is
something that says Its you're auction, you're in control. That's why you
can block bidders, cancel bidders, and end early.
Anyone got the list of all the
graphic RPG titles Infocom made (Quarterstaff, Battletech, Journey, Arthur,
etc.) and their platformshandy? I was looking around the usual
places, and so far all I found was a page in Italian and this pink Ninja-looking
guy...
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