On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 09:44 PM, Karl Kuras wrote:
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You know that brings up a good question. It would be interesting to
see
what systems each of us mainly collect for. I'm guessing it'll
reflect our
age.
I'm mainly (virtually only) C64 and Amiga stuff. How about the rest
On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 09:45 PM, Dan Chisarick wrote:
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As an aside, first Apple game I played was Castle Wolfenstein.
There was a mainframe at the school as well (I think it was an HP of
some
variation). It had a game whose name escapes me (Mystery Mansion?).
Haunt?
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I just found an Apple II copy of a game called Brimstone, a Synapse
Broderbund Production. Does anyone know if this is rare? I was going
to throw it up on eBay to see what happens ;)
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Seriously, we all are rather young. I
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mark TomMage down for 67 years old!
67!!! Well I am younger than that so you have an upper limit now too ;)
Tom
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Also, Adam and Stephen have been silent for awhile, any ideas where
they
are?
I'm still here. I just didn't want to sink
Seriously, we all are rather young. I always thought this hobby would
attract more people who were around when Zork was played on mainframes
and who now approach 50.
You know that brings up a good question. It would be interesting to see
what systems each of us mainly collect for. I'm
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Seriously, we all are rather young. I always thought this hobby would
attract more people who were around when Zork was played
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Seriously, we all are rather young. I always thought this hobby would
attract more people who were around when Zork was played on mainframes
and who now approach 50.
You know that brings up
, if anybody wants to sign up (who hasn't
already), go here:
http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/collectors.htm
Hugh
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I go away for a week and this mailing EXPLODES! Sheesh :)
Anyway, I'm 29. I'd tell you how many months but no one else seems to be
either, so there :)
Referring to another discussion: I also own an Ultima II large box. In
fact, I don't have
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Damn, and I thought I was the youngest at 30 :-)
But I'd say we roughly all belong to the same
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Damn, and I thought I was the youngest at 30 :-)
But I'd say we roughly all
humanity. - Albert Einstein
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Damn, and I thought I was the youngest at 30 :-)
But I'd say we roughly all
Alexander - 24
Steve - 25
Brad - 26 (which month?)
Stefan - 26 (December)
Karl - 26 (September)
Pedro - 26 (April)
Stuart - 27
C.E. - 28
Dan - 31
Lee - 32
John R. - 35
Chris N. - 36
Joe - 38
Edward - 39
Average is increasing: 29,93
Of the list regulars we still miss Jim and... Tom :) Also, Adam
Dan Chisarick wrote:
Me - 31
Wasn't too far off! :)
Updated list.
Alexander - 24
Steve - 25
Stefan - 26
Pedro - 26
Karl - 26
Stuart - 27
C.E. - 28
Dan - 31
John R. - 35
Chris N. - 36
Joe - 38
Current average: 29,27
Someone said he was 32. Who was it?
Also Karl, in which month were you
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April?!?!? I thought you were born during the fall, gosh.. you are REALLY old buddy
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I'll be there for some part of each of the three days. Though I
can't imagine what I'd bring. Nothing I have is exceptionally rare
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I'm 27, and I think CE is 28...
Stuart
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There's another thought I had concerning this: many of us have games in
their original shrinkwrap. The manufacturers of these games probably
never figured they would ever stay for so long in that shrinkwrap, so
might we actually create ourselves a problem if we leave those precious
games in
I remember buying Garbage Pail Kids...they sure were garbage, weren't they?
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That's correct, 28. Though
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Well, Well, WellThis could be turning into a real party!
Philly Classic it IS, then! We've got 4 so far (C.E
C.E. Forman schrieb:
Good shrinkwrap jobs have the pencil-eraser hole in the front and back.
The what holes? I thought those were there because the shrinkwrapping
machines sucked the air out through those.
I may have actually brought this up in a column once (or was going to): If
the shrink
You know what? I figured you to be over 40 and Tom to be mid-20 :-)
Marco
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That's correct, 28. Though I vaguely remember Wacky Packs. Got a gift
package with some in them at a school or church social event. The big card
fad from my era was Garbage Pail Kids, though I
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C.E. Forman schrieb:
Good shrinkwrap jobs have the pencil-eraser hole in the front and back.
The what holes? I thought those were there because the shrinkwrapping
machines sucked the air out
collection, right? Plus, I think a collection of originally shrinkwrapped
stuff is just more impressive. ;)
Brad
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) and I'm not chancing my items getting damaged or
the shrink opened by airport security.
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Well, Well, Well
Pedro Quaresma stated:
Updated list.
Alexander - 24=20
Steve - 25=20
Stefan - 26=20
Pedro - 26
Karl - 26
Stuart - 27
C.E. - 28
Dan - 31=20
John R. - 35=20
Chris N. - 36
Joe - 38
Current average: 29,27
Someone said he was 32. Who was it?
Me, which makes the average 29.5.
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I'm 35
- John
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Pedro Quaresma stated:
Updated list.
Alexander - 24=20
Steve - 25
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Who's not on the above list, start talking ;) Tom? Jim? Edward?
I'm 39 and not holding. ;-)
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On Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 07:26 PM, John Romero wrote:
Yeah, that's not a bad idea. I do have several copies of the same games
in baggies, though. ;) Sure, it doesn't hurt. I was just wondering
what a Dungeon Campaign might go for. Heh.
:drool: :drool: :drool:
Geez, you know how
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I don't know...I hate the idea of keeping software in shrinkwrap. I can
understand that shrinkwrap makes the value higher, because someone
buying a
piece of old software would rather buy a new item than a used item.
More than I'd trust it to the airlines.
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You would trust it to the mail though? I don't know if I
I remember buying Garbage Pail Kids...they sure were garbage, weren't
they?
Oh that brings back memories... heck I even bought those when I lived in
Argentina (called Basuritas there). What ever happened to collectable
trading cards that weren't sports or CCGs?
Karl Kuras
the same!
Show and tell in Philadelphia! :)
It's not too late! If you want to join us, post soon!
Joe
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Yeah, I could take that Monday off
in
the older stuff.
Stuart
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I'll be there for some part of each of the three days. Though I
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Large box Ultima 2?
Stuart do you have the IBM Big Box UII? I have one and am curious to compare it with other IBM BBs. Mine has a full sized galactic map/ref card, same size as the manual. Most of the
soon!
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Yeah, I could take that Monday off instead. LMK how this works for everyone
else.
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Large box Ultima 2?Stuart do you have the
IBM Big Box UII? I have one and am curious to compare it with other IBM BBs.
Mine has a full sized galactic map/ref
! If you want to join us, post soon!
Joe
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Yeah, I could take that Monday off instead. LMK how this works for
everyone
else
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I live on Long Island actually (New York). I'd REALLY like to go, as I'm
very curious to see the faces behind the e-mails (except, of course, for
Jim now that he sufficiently
I'm 27, and I think CE is 28...
Stuart
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Well, I suppose we are all roughly in the same age group. I'm 36
Freaking kids
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
I'm 27, and I think CE is 28...
Stuart
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Well, I
I guess the old-timer has to 'fess up'.
I am 38.
Joe (young as you feel) Garrity
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Hahaha, that's a good idea. I'm curious
It's matured into a full-blown hobby. The original art used to generate
the stickers sells on ebay anywhere from $3,000 - $20,000. Some of the
stickers are worth quite alot of money.
It's funny when the fans of a hobby grow from innocent kids to
calculating adults and bring their wiles to bear
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Yeah, I sort of feel the same way...what could I possibly bring that the
people on this list haven't already seen??? Personal Software Zork? IBM
King's Quest
On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 09:55 AM, Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
Mine is Apple 2. In fact, I didn't even know that there was a big box Ultima 2 for IBM...are you sure that there is one?
I own one.
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Chris Newman stated:
Hahaha, that's a good idea. I'm curious about that. On the Wacky
Packages forum, I know the median age is 35, because the question comes
up alot. But what about here?
Chris - 36
Stuart - 27
C.E. - 28
For the record, I'm 32.
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Origin Museum schrieb:
1. C.E. and I got into a long discussion on how we store our collections.
We agreed that plastic baggies were a 'short
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Agree on the air circulation issue - covering games in plastic for a longer
period *may* prove fatal depending on the humidity you enshrine with them.
Make sure to puncture ziplocs
Agreed, but strategically-placed holes to allow a minimum of dust to get
inside.
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Would this plastic case idea
with the
'strategically placed' comment. Perhaps just on one side?
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Agreed, but strategically-placed holes to allow
Yeah, I could take that Monday off instead. LMK how this works for everyone
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Um...any chance we can
Origin Museum schrieb:
1. C.E. and I got into a long discussion on how we store our collections. We
agreed that plastic baggies were a 'short-term' solution, and tried to think up
another (better) way to preserve our software for the long haul. We agreed on the
idea that if we could find
2. C.E. and I also spoke of the possibility of a software
collector's 'meet and greet' at an agreed upon event. We
could get together to swap stories, share a meal, and perhaps
even bring along some of our prized collectibles to show to
each other! The Philly Classic in Philadelphia
John,
Think long and hard before you get rid of your Synergistics on ebay!
Financial gain aside why would you do it? In a few decades the infant
hobby of computer software collecting might turn into a mature,
mainstream hobby. By selling these titles you would be removing a direct
link to the
the email twice! Fixed.
- John
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John,
Think long and hard before you get rid of your
with my getting duplicate emails. I had
duplicate rules in Outlook so it was filtering the email twice! Fixed.
- John
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Hugh
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Boxes: Not sure of the sizes. I'd say something big enough to hold
an SSI wargame should be about right
To add to what Joe wrote, my cousin currently holds a management position at
a plastics company. If we can get a large enough order to justify the
expense involved, I'd be glad to talk to him about a production run, see
what's involved. (Haven't gotten around to it yet, Joe, this Infocom
T-shirt
On plastic cases:
So far, the tally is as follows:
Museum-200
Dan-100
Brad-100
Hugh-100
Current imaginary total=500
Of course, I won't hold anyone to these numbers until I could get a more detailed idea
of cost--but I don't want to call any vendors until I can assure that there's enough
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Um...any chance we can do this on the Sunday of Philly Classic as opposed to
Saturday?
Stuart
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Hello, yeah, I've also been largely absent because of busy-ness in real
life, but I'm now furnishing a large room and am now thinking of filling
the rest of the room with games :)
I think a big problem with plastic boxes is that games
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