Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-10 Thread Jim Leonard
John Romero wrote: I worked on it with my friend Lane Roathe. Lane did the 256-byte RWTS routine (the low-level) and I did the high-level code that supported the disk structure and API. There's an easter egg in there too. :) Here's a link to it:

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-09 Thread Dan Chisarick
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

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-09 Thread John Romero
- I'm assuming it was written from scratch. What did it have that DOS/ProDOS didn't? Smaller footprint, faster, no Apple royalties :)? Yeah, it was VERY small - that was the major requirement. It took up $D000-$D3FF, which is 1k. I gave it a ProDOS-like API so it was easy to use, but it

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-08 Thread John Romero
Ah, my fault. I forgot some of my Apple ][ history. I had forgotten how easy it for people to write their own OSes for the A2. Did you do anything different for the IIGS or was InfoDOS just targeted to the II+/e/c Apples? I never worked with the IIGS so I'm curious if much

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-07 Thread Edward Franks
On Friday, February 7, 2003, at 01:41 AM, John Romero wrote: Speaking of Zork, y'all might not care (or you might think it's neat), but I co-created Infocom's InfoDOS that was the OS for Zork Zero, Arthur 2 other Infocom titles. Back in the 80's. :O I love the old Infocom games. Zork is

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-07 Thread Edward Franks
On Friday, February 7, 2003, at 07:15 PM, John Romero wrote: [Snip] The ZCode stuff was external to the OS - I just did the OS part. Ah, my fault. I forgot some of my Apple ][ history. I had forgotten how easy it for people to write their own OSes for the A2. Did you do anything

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-06 Thread John Romero
: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:37 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Greetings Why do I have a feeling that if this hobby ever goes the way of other ones, with a price guide and stuff like that, my collection is going to be worth nothing? (Let's see, a NM Zork Trilogy

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-05 Thread Jim Leonard
Alexander Zoller wrote: Jim, how many people have subscribed to the list so far? I'm curious if there are a lot of lurkers :) Over 30 and under 40. Can't give exact numbers because I'm on the train right now and can't check it :-) -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-05 Thread Jim Leonard
Hugh Falk wrote: Where the conditions are listed, it clearly states that NM is no defects, no wrap, but you mentioned that NM can have the modifier of (S)? I certainly understand the need for NM (S), but perhaps you should modify that page a bit to clear things up? Good point. Anyone

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-05 Thread Jim Leonard
CcomputerGameCollector wrote: I figured I'd take a look around the web for a type of clear plastic case (kind of like an oversized VHS case or something like that) that would fit most computer games, and buy a bunch bulk, and start putting all of my collection in them. It seemed like a good

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-05 Thread Jim Leonard
C.E. Forman wrote: I would request that we not expand the Mobyscale. It was designed to be flexible so individual collectors can tailor it to their individual needs. I concur. Verbiage and examples I have no problem modifying, but the main grades and concepts are very solid. However, as

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-05 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard stated: I agree that NM (S) is possible if there is one extremely minor defect, but the box is still sealed. I will modify the main page at mobygames to reflect this if there are none opposed. Anyone? Just try to spell out what extremely minor means. What are people's beliefs

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-05 Thread C.E. Forman
I'd downgrade to Fine myself, but that's just me. If I see NM (S) anywhere I will know what it means. - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Jim Leonard stated: I

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-05 Thread Feldhamer, Stuart
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings I'd downgrade to Fine myself, but that's just me. If I see NM (S) anywhere I will know what it means. - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings from The Origin Museum

2002-11-13 Thread Marco Thorek
Heah Joe, nice to have you on board :) Perhaps you remember me, Marco from infocom-if.org. You were one of the first people that ever visited my site. Marco Origin Museum schrieb: I was told about this board some time ago, but I finally got the time to join--YAY! I know most of the

[SWCollect] Greetings from The Origin Museum

2002-11-11 Thread Origin Museum
I was told about this board some time ago, but I finally got the time to join--YAY! I know most of the people here, but for those who don't remember me, I'm Joe Garrity, and I (along with my wife, Paula) run a website called The Origin Museum. We specialise in old computer games and

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-18 Thread Edward Franks
On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 03:15 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote: [Snip] I'm sorry to hear about your wife. I hope you two find the miracle you seek. Thank you. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-18 Thread Edward Franks
On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 02:33 PM, Marco Thorek wrote: [Snip] I am a bit late about it, but all the best to your wife, Ed! Thank you very much. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-17 Thread Marco Thorek
Edward Franks schrieb: On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:58 AM, C.E. Forman wrote: Sure, it'd be great to have someone in the industry who's also a serious collector. I'll second that. In my (limited) dealings with John I've always had a pleasant experience with him.

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-17 Thread Marco Thorek
Edward Franks schrieb: Thank you. Both my wife and I have been touched by everyone's support. It is a big boost to us to see all the support from our fellow collectors despite any past clashes. Helping other enthusiasts is what got both of us into collecting and trading the old

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread C.E. Forman
Sorry to here that bro. A group of fund-type auctions were surely help. I'm sure. As far as promoting, there are many ways. Eli Thomlinson would gladly put a link on his page, I would put one on CGC, as I'm sure just about anyone else you contact would. Ditto YOIS, just let me know what

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Chris Newman
The late George Alec? When did he die? What a bummer -- I would have helped him had I known. I loved his work, especially his Budayeen series. No wonder I never found any new releases from him during every visit to a BN or Borders. Do you recall his e-mail address? Was it [EMAIL PROTECTED] or

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 08:57 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] Definitely a good one, in the sense that you'd be sparing the winner from being harrassed with requests for image copies. But do offer to e-mail an HTML version of the final auction page after close (with the winning

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 09:08 PM, Lee K. Seitz wrote: [Snip] I'm very sorry to hear about that. Makes my continuing unemployment seem trivial in comparison. I wish you both the best in getting through it. I guess I shouldn't tell you how long I've been out of work. I

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:12 AM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: [Snip] Sorry to here that bro. A group of fund-type auctions were surely help. I'm sure. As far as promoting, there are many ways. Eli Thomlinson would gladly put a link on his page, I would put one on CGC, as

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:57 AM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] Ditto YOIS, just let me know what your plans are when you decide. Thank you. Both my wife and I have been touched by everyone's support. It is a big boost to us to see all the support from our fellow collectors

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:58 AM, C.E. Forman wrote: If it's ok with you guys I'll try to contact him and invite him to the list. Sure, it'd be great to have someone in the industry who's also a serious collector. I'll second that. In my (limited) dealings with John

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread hughfalk
Hey, I'm in the industry, too! Okay, so he might have more press releases with his name on it, but does he have a completely amateurish site dedicated to game collecting? I didn’t think so! :-) Hugh On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:58:15 -0500 C.E. Forman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it's ok with

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread C.E. Forman
The late George Alec? When did he die? What a bummer -- I would have helped him had I known. I loved his work, especially his Budayeen series. No wonder I never found any new releases from him during every visit to a BN or Borders. April 27th, this year, from a heart attack. He was actually

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-15 Thread Edward Franks
On Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 08:07 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote: [Snip] It's obviously futile to debate the value of this game. I'd call it a safe bet though it would fetch a princely sum on eBay. Personally I wouldn't hesitate to put down serious money myself, I'm actually keeping some

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-15 Thread Alexander Zoller
PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 08:07 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote: [Snip] It's obviously futile to debate the value of this game. I'd call it a safe bet though it would fetch a princely sum on eBay. Personally I wouldn't hesitate

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-15 Thread C.E. Forman
I am, unfortunately, in the position of looking at some serious medical bills. At this point if I could sell Drash for enough to make a dent in those bills I would (it wouldn't be worth it for any thing less -- I have enough minor stuff I can sell/auction off). Aw man, sorry to hear that,

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-15 Thread Edward Franks
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 05:42 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: I am, unfortunately, in the position of looking at some serious medical bills. At this point if I could sell Drash for enough to make a dent in those bills I would (it wouldn't be worth it for any thing less -- I have enough

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-15 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Edward Franks spake thusly into the ether: Seriously, my wife has been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Barring a miracle, the lung cancer is basically incurable. I feel awkward bringing it up, but I'm interested in getting all the advice I can about selling Drash. I'm very

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-15 Thread Marco Thorek
Edward Franks schrieb: I've always wondered what John Romero would pay for one (assuming he doesn't have one already). :) He's a big time Ultima and Apple ][ fan. I think he would be a great member of this list if he isn't already. A while ago I started to receive a good number of

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-14 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
Hey all, Just and update on CGC; I've pretty much completed the collection importer, but I've decided to hold off on making it public. The masterlist simply is not expansive enough for it to be effective. So, I'm just concentrating on building the masterlist, and when I feel it's large enough

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-08 Thread C.E. Forman
Good point about (S) (T). I agree it's redundant. (T) alone works. What about (C)? The original reason that we had (C) was for a game that was sealed, but had become compressed due to the air getting sucked out of the shrink. However, the current wording for MobyScale could also use (C)

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-08 Thread C.E. Forman
I also think NM (S) is still valid. What if you have a defect on the shrink other than a tear (like writing)? I wouldn't call it MS. Ah, good point. NM (S) could indeed apply if there's a defect on the wrap, but not the game package.

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-08 Thread C.E. Forman
Why was it designed to be flexible so individual collectors could tailor it to individual needs? I might be mistaken, but wasn't the scale designed to be universal? Being able to tailor anything universal creates confusion, no? Because different collectors have slightly different needs.

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-08 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
: [SWCollect] Greetings Why was it designed to be flexible so individual collectors could tailor it to individual needs? I might be mistaken, but wasn't the scale designed to be universal? Being able to tailor anything universal creates confusion, no? Because different collectors have

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-08 Thread hughfalk
understanding was that it was created to fill all needs for classifying games so there would be no need for people to adjust the scale individually. - Original Message - From: C.E. Forman To: Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Why

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread Alexander Zöller
PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Greetings Hey guys, Brad and I have been working on this import feature for his site, and one of the things that is coming out of it is a list of every possible combination of condition and modifier

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
IM modifier: if the box is missing you obviously can't grade its condition, so ED would be misleading just like you said. Perhaps IM should represent a modifier _and_ condition, at least as far as the packaging is concerned. If you only have the floppy in flawless shape the correct grading

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread hughfalk
At first I agreed that MO is a good idea, but it doesn't clear up the entire issue. What if you have a floppy and its disk sleeve? What if you have a floppy and manual only (but not the map). These would still be vaild uses of IM/IM, with a note as to what you have or what is missing. I still

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread Alexander Zöller
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 7:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings At first I agreed that MO is a good idea, but it doesn't clear up the entire issue. What if you have a floppy and its disk sleeve? What if you

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread C.E. Forman
One thing that might make the list shorter...I've never used IM and MMC modifiers for the same game I'm already set up to use both modifiers. It may be a bit superfluous, but I prefer it simply because it's more accurate at a glance. If you look at a modifier of IM your first thought would be

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread hughfalk
Good point about (S) (T). I agree it's redundant. (T) alone works. What about (C)? The original reason that we had (C) was for a game that was sealed, but had become compressed due to the air getting sucked out of the shrink. However, the current wording for MobyScale could also use (C) for

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread hughfalk
Okay, so back to my original questions, what do you do if the box is missing and the map is missing, but you have the disk and manual? You say: When I have a single loose prop or disk (or a completely empty box), I grade it with only only one Mobyscore based on its condition. Can you give a

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Okay, so back to my original questions, what do you do if the box is missing and the map is missing, but you have the disk and manual? You say: When I have a single loose prop or disk (or a completely empty box), I grade it with only only one Mobyscore based

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread Lee K. Seitz
CcomputerGameCollector spake thusly into the ether: I figured I'd take a look around the web for a type of clear plastic case (kind of like an oversized VHS case or something like that) that would fit most computer games, and buy a bunch bulk, and start putting all of my collection in them. It

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Alexander Zoller
a _slightly_ greater impact on the history of computer games. /Alexander -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 2:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 03:12 PM

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Alexander Zoller
title. /Alexander -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 5:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 07:39 PM, Hugh Falk wrote: Do you mind giving a range for what you

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Alexander Zoller
of lurkers :) /Alexander -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 5:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 08:07 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote: [Snip] It's obviously futile to debate

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Hugh Falk
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Here's a question I've been meaning to ask: There is something about the mobyscale I noticed a while back, and I figured since I'm in touch with the people who made it, I should ask now. The grades MS and NM are confusing. By definition, MS

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 1:36 AM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Greetings We were working under the premise that no opened game truly mint. Mint is too often used and abused by sellers, and different people have different levels of detail when

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Hugh Falk
is a modifier and not actually a condition and therefore shouldn't stand on it's own. Thoughts? Hugh -Original Message- From: CcomputerGameCollector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 10:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Where

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
(Sorry I'm jumping in late here. Busy week, and I'm just getting caught up now.) Price guide: many of us are reluctant to work with fixed prices. It tends to take some of the fun out of collecting if everyone knows what they can expect for an item. Cruel as it may sound, I prefer to deal

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
Definitely. The hobby is still in its infancy, by the number of active collectors at least. The more people are participating, the more serious this will become. We could get some actual media coverage, take to the expos, etc. I'm trying to get the CGE in Vegas to open up more to software

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
Around here, in Germany, it was 12-18 months ago. EA was the first to announce that cardboard boxes are outdated and subsequently published new games only in DVD cases. Others followed shortly after. I noticed this, when I was over in Germany in April. There was a store in France that had

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
What I think I'll eventually do for softwarecollecting.org is make it a portal of sorts, where a software collecting FAQ can exist, with pictures (explaining the different types of shrinkwrap, how to spot fakes, good shrinkwrap holes vs. bad ones, illustrated examples of the various grades of

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 01:10 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] That's the worst part of it. They decrease their costs but don't pass any savings on to us. (Same way movie theaters piss me off by showing 10 commercials before a flick while ticket prices remain constant.) I

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Jim Leonard
C.E. Forman wrote: Interestingly, although the manufacturing costs for manuals and packaging probably dropped considerably after this strategy, the prices for games stayed the same and with the introduction of the Euro even increased by roughly $5. That's the worst part of it. They

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 01:04 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] That and bulk lots. With a price guide, someone can go through every game they have, add up the prices, and there's no shot at a bargain. (Worse, they'll pick the good stuff out and sell it separately.) I don't like

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Friday, October 4, 2002, at 10:54 PM, Hugh Falk wrote: [Snip] However, the news for me is that I don't have it anymore :-(. I've moved from Florida to California, and I couldn't take my house with me (which is unfortunate since houses are so expensive out here). I'm renting right

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at 05:12 PM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: [Snip] Let's hope that the number of people collecting computer games is growing though. That's what we all want, isn't it? The more people who get into collecting classic computer games, the funner, and more

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at 03:18 PM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: [Snip] I think what computer software packaging has become is disguisting. Tiny boxes, and NEVER shrinkwrapped. It's sad, esp. in a time where some of the coolest boxes could probably be created. Was there an

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
The other difficulty with price guides is that they don't reflect regional (or national) variations in prices. One price does *not* fit all. Definitely true. Complete non-PC Infocom greys can still command a high price in Europe, as they never really made it over there until the

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
The downside is that you can attract the speculators who buy up anything that is shrinkwrapped or vaguely collectible. The speculators can really create a boom/bust cycle for those casual people that just want to have fun picking up and/or trading some old games they have fond memories

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
All the images on your page seem broken btw! Which page? -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
The other difficulty with price guides is that they don't reflect regional (or national) variations in prices. One price does *not* fit all. With CGC, I don't plan on representing an exact value, which is why I use the range approach. (I.E. $20 - $40) Also, I would second your comments on

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 02:59 PM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: [Snip] If I want to play any of the old games, they are relatively easy to acquire these days over the net. Unfortunately that's true. As a programmer I tend to view piracy (or abandonware for those too

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 03:12 PM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: [Snip] With CGC, I don't plan on representing an exact value, which is why I use the range approach. (I.E. $20 - $40) And given human nature people will focus on the high end of your range. :-D After all,

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 03:13 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] Exactly. That was (to my knowledge) the first shrinked saucer ever listed, and it created quite a stir. The last one, IIRC, fetched around $600 - $800 which is a bit more reasonable, though still more than I'd go.

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Hugh Falk
the value of the collection? However, I also wouldn't mind seeing it just go away. Hugh -Original Message- From: CcomputerGameCollector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 1:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings The other difficulty

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Hugh Falk
? That would be some great info to have. Hugh -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 11:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 01:10 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] That's

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Hugh Falk
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 03:12 PM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: [Snip] With CGC, I don't plan on representing an exact value, which is why I use the range approach. (I.E. $20 - $40) And given human nature people will focus

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Jim Leonard
Edward Franks wrote: Just be glad that we aren't at the stage of the console games where all you get is a CD and jewel case. But we are: Max Payne is in a DVD case when you open the box. And most of my smallbox games are little more than a CD and jewelcase with manual inside the

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Edward Franks
On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 07:39 PM, Hugh Falk wrote: Do you mind giving a range for what you paid for Drash? :-) :chuckle: I paid exactly what I offered for three years in comp.sys.cbm. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
. - Original Message - From: Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 07:37 PM, Hugh Falk wrote: I didn't know there was a shrink-wrapped Personal Software

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread Hugh Falk
Good to know...thanks. -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 8:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 07:37 PM, Hugh Falk wrote: I didn't know there was a shrink

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-04 Thread Jim Leonard
CcomputerGameCollector wrote: collectors. The end-all site that was the standard for game collecting. If Yes, I was poised to create one in a year or so ;-D But I'm glad someone else did it since I'm very tied up right now. You and I have the same mentality (make something useful that

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-04 Thread Hugh Falk
, there will be another room with another set of similar shelves. Hugh -Original Message- From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 3:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings CcomputerGameCollector wrote: collectors. The end-all site

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-03 Thread Jim Leonard
CcomputerGameCollector wrote: I don't think my collection is that impressive yet; it is approaching 70 pieces, maybe 55 different titles. I have to ask, then, why go through the trouble of creating the website? Still entranced by this new budding hobby, or some other reason? :-0 I say

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-03 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
- Original Message - From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings CcomputerGameCollector wrote: I don't think my collection is that impressive yet; it is approaching 70 pieces, maybe 55 different

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-03 Thread Hugh Falk
: Thursday, October 03, 2002 2:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Jim, Whenever I get into something; in this case computer game collecting, I always try to look at the big picture, and then evaluate what's missing, and what could make my experience better as a whole

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-02 Thread Jim Leonard
CcomputerGameCollector wrote: Starting to think nobody got my last email? Either that or this email list is awefully quiet! I think we're still debating what to talk about regarding the website. :-) If you check the archives (details should be at the bottom of this message), there is

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-02 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
Dan Chisarick wrote: Also, all the game stores around here are displacing PC titles with console titles. Its almost to the point where the PC gets one shelf, and consoles get the rest of the store. Compound that with PC games now being published in boxes slightly larger than a

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-02 Thread Jim Leonard
CcomputerGameCollector wrote: I think what computer software packaging has become is disguisting. Tiny boxes, and NEVER shrinkwrapped. It's sad, esp. in a time where some of the coolest boxes could probably be created. Was there an offical cut off time where the packaging of games

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-02 Thread Alexander Zöller
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Feedback for issues regarding http://computergamecollector.com What I will never be able to agree to, however, are the availability ratings. Most of what has been added so far is very common IMHO, or uncommon at best. It's typically listed

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-02 Thread Alexander Zöller
Message- From: CcomputerGameCollector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 12:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings If this were strictly an eBay thing, however, (typical 'going rate' an item fetches on eBay, and perhaps the highest price ever paid

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-02 Thread Marco Thorek
Jim Leonard schrieb: The cutoff was about 6 months ago; I haven't seen anything large since that time. Around here, in Germany, it was 12-18 months ago. EA was the first to announce that cardboard boxes are outdated and subsequently published new games only in DVD cases. Others followed

[SWCollect] Greetings

2002-09-30 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
Hello all, I'm the creator of www.computergamecollector.com. I just joined the email list! I hear you guys have questions, so feel free to fire away! Brad