Jim Leonard stated:
>
>Intellectual Property Rights: In a nutshell: Companies own copyrights
>on the images, code, etc. contained in a software program for as long as
>they protect them. That means that, as long as a company asks you to
>take down that copy of King's Quest from your website,
In a message dated 03/15/2004 11:25:57 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've got Drash as a WAV file (about 2MB). Damn, there's about 100 e-mails
today and I haven't read half of them so I don't know if anybody cares at
this point.
Just don't post it as a bulk upload please,
I've got Drash as a WAV file (about 2MB). Damn, there's about 100 e-mails
today and I haven't read half of them so I don't know if anybody cares at
this point.
Hugh
-Original Message-
From: Vincent Joguin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:19 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECT
In a message dated 03/15/2004 11:13:37 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't know if anybody noticed, but there is now another Drash on eBay.
Sorry Edward...
Eh heh, I might buy that one, I think it is in my price range ;)
Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade an
> I too have been offered A LOT more than 2K for mine
.
Not that I doubt it, but let me just comment that what people offer, and
what they will actual pay are not always the same thing... This is my
personal experience anyways. One time I offered someone something like
$150 for a game I wanted (
I don't know if anybody noticed, but there is now another Drash on eBay.
Sorry Edward...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4002446579&category=1572
Hugh
-Original Message-
From: Vincent Joguin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:06 AM
To: [EMAIL PR
Maybe Edward has a hot tip for another Drash, he's not just telling us
and seeing what he can get for this one. :-)
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
>>
I'll
just say I was offered a LOT more than 2K for mine
without the box.
I too have
been offered A LOT more than 2K
fo
Oh well, it happens. I will comment on it even though it's not for
me... :-) From reading your message and others earlier today, I had to
comment...
I just think wanting to "keep it a mystery" is a fine line. And I don't
just mean for Drash. Certainly a good part of the fun is finding new
game
>>
I'll just say I was offered a LOT more than 2K for mine
without the box.
I too have been offered A LOT more than 2K
for mine….
-josh
In a message dated 03/15/2004 10:27:02 PM Central Standard Time, AvatarTom writes:
Oh crap, this was supposed to be a personal mail, oh well...
You can't make a fake anything from the 4K
> computer file
It's not just making "fakes" either, part of it is the mystique of Drash. Was mor
In a message dated 03/15/2004 8:25:09 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You can't make a fake anything from the 4K
> computer file
It's not just making "fakes" either, part of it is the mystique of Drash. Was more so before those last few cassettes showed up and Josh got his
I have to agree with Vincent. If we start living in fear of preserving
the games in our collections digitally because of the Eyal's out there,
then the terrorists have won. (sorry, couldnt resist)
> I am only a few days from finishing a fully working version of Disk2FDI,
> then will start imaging
I bought most of my Infocom grey boxes from a place called Compsult, in
California, back in 1991. They still sell stuff on eBay as "Software
Outlet" or something similar... I think I purcshased 15-16 titles, brand
new, still in the shrink for $5 each... Sci-Fi classics with the
slipcase for $15
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
I guess my luckiest find (that I can recall) was probably Softporn
Adventure. I got it complete for $5 on USENET. Ironically, although I
knew it was the precursor to LSL, I had no idea of its value. Since I
mostly collect RPGs I was hesitant to even buy it! Glad I did though :)
Oh, and I got n
Edward Franks schrieb:
>
> I recently had one person very politely lecture me about listing stuff
> at inconvenient (for European bidders) times. I apologized, but
> explained that most of my buyers are from the US so I set my auctions
> accordingly. After the US I seem to sell equally t
One thing that fascinates me about our hobby is: We are from
Scandinavia, Portugal, the USA, Canada, Germany, etc., essentially half
the globe, and it connects us.
This is probably not unique to our hobby, but still, in our microcosm we
span the macrocosm.
Marco
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
>
>
Well, one time we took a family trip to St Louis. My dad and I drove around
to places looking for stuff. (He thinks my hobby is neat and tries to keep
an eye out for stuff when he and my mom go places, but he's not 100% up on
what's collectible vs. what's crap.) So anyway, he's driving, I'm
navi
> To arguments of fakes: Yes, I agree that is a concern. But since the
> image is already out there, as well as .JPGs of what the casette and box
> look like, that possibility already exists.
True, but you'd need a decent size image to be able to print a box from and
make it look halfway authent
So I am reading correctly that these FDI files only work with emulators?
What if you don't use an emulator? I don't because when I play my games
I must have my MT-32!!
-josh
-Original Message-
From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 4:34 PM
To: [EMAIL P
Well mine was certainly and adventure... :)
One day I was sifting through the gobs of spam that I usually receive on
my vintage-sierra account and I noticed one titled "Mt. Drash."
I tried not to get too excited because typically people that send these
kinds of e-mails either want to buy, want to
Edward Franks wrote:
Wow! Interesting, I didn't know that!
Great... :(
Copy protection bites in many ways. :sigh:
This is why Central Point Option Boards used to auction for $130-$200
(and why I have six). You can use them to image and back up protected
software to blank disks, protec
Edward Franks wrote:
I recently had one person very politely lecture me about listing
stuff at inconvenient (for European bidders) times. I apologized, but
explained that most of my buyers are from the US so I set my auctions
accordingly. After the US I seem to sell equally to Europe and t
On Mar 15, 2004, at 2:02 PM, Stephane Racle wrote:
I guess we'll have to see if CNET (I think that's who it was) was
right when they stated that a complete Drash could sell for up to
$2000!
That was Hugh Falk. I could have strangled him for that statement as
he made it before I had my Drash.
On Mar 15, 2004, at 3:19 PM, Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Jim Leonard wrote:
WinImage only makes images of unprotected disks. If you have used it
to
make any images of protected disks (any game made before 1990), your
images are useless.
Wow! Interesting, I didn't know that!
Great... :(
Copy protectio
On Mar 15, 2004, at 5:02 AM, Vincent Joguin wrote:
[Snip]
Before actually sending the game to the high bidder, do you think you
could completely "preserve" it?
I could, but I won't. At this point because of the high price I think
this game will command I'm not going to touch it more than necess
On Mar 15, 2004, at 1:18 PM, Jukka Eronen wrote:
[Snip]
What's the current PayPal procentual fee for a seller or does it vary?
Is it straight or linear? (meaning; the higher bid, same procent
or the higher procent)
I believe it is a percentage amount of the total (standard credit card
processing
On Mar 15, 2004, at 1:03 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
Also let me just say (and I'm sure TomMage agrees), VERY wise choice
not to
take PayPal on this auction, Edward. B-)
If I did have a brain cramp and go the PayPal route I wouldn't ship
internationally. I bet you would really hear the howls for t
On Mar 15, 2004, at 1:13 PM, Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
Don't take this the wrong way, but I have an image in my head of the
vultures circling the Franks house, eagerly awaiting the Drash and
whatever
else might be in there. And then they all swoop down at exactly the
same
time and SNIPE!
ESnipe.
Jim Leonard wrote:
> WinImage only makes images of unprotected disks. If you have used it
to
> make any images of protected disks (any game made before 1990), your
> images are useless.
Wow! Interesting, I didn't know that!
Great... :(
On Mar 15, 2004, at 8:59 AM, Freddie Bingham wrote:
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)
Wrong person. ;-)
--
Edward Franks
-
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 Crusade but I'm trying to get a feel for just how
rare they actually are.
Freddie
V
Sorry, I skipped a part of my mail.
I know it sucks and I don't want to sound like an old miser, because I
would love for everyone to enjoy these games in the way I have. But at
this point 85% of the Sierra disks you can get off ebay still work so if
people want to play these games they are welco
At 14:29 15/03/2004 -0600, you wrote:
I am, however, against distributing these images/backups/etc on a large
scale.
Granted.
Personally, I believe that given the right tools and materials a game
like Mt. Drash (in fact any older game as we have seen with Eyal) could
be reproduced and sold as an o
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
I have been backing up my collection with a program called winima40. It
WinImage only makes images of unprotected disks. If you have used it to
make any images of protected disks (any game made before 1990), your
images are useless.
By they way does anyone actually know wh
**
"...So, in the case of such a rare game as Drash, I would suggest that Josh makes
scans of all materials, but only send the files to either Jim or me (or both), but no
one else, and I'm sure Jim will join me to completely *guarantee* that these
Jukka Eronen stated:
>
>Finnish-version of Videopac's Quest for the Rings
>"Sormusten etsintä" almost new and complete for about $18.
>http://koti.mbnet.fi/psychic/_eng_games_videopac.html
>(Videopac is European and don't know if I'm the only euro-person
>here but anyone knowing is this possibly th
Vincent,
I agree wholeheartedly with what you are saying.
I am very much for preserving our games so that they may be played for
years to come without the fear of using unstable/unpredictable floppy
disks.
I am, however, against distributing these images/backups/etc on a large
scale.
Personal
Howard Feldman wrote:
Tom (and anyone else), please stop sending such large files as
attachments. Some of us have size limits to our inbox and you may burst
them..
Personally, I like attachements as long as they're under 250K (I'm on a
modem for most of my email time).
--
Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROT
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
After a few more e-mails we agreed on a price, a place, and time to meet
and I booked the earliest flight I could.
Booked a flight?!? Just how much did you offer/pay for your Drash?
Now keep in mind he did NOT have a camera so I did all this without ever
seeing the game. I f
At 14:08 15/03/2004 -0600, you wrote:
"Would you consider making backups of the tape and documentation before
it is lost forever?"
- If I can figure out a way of course, I was thinking about making an
MP3 of the tape (not sure if that is possible)
NO MP3! ;-) It's a lossy compression, so only WAV f
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OPEN FORUM TIME:
What unusual paths has your gaming obsession taken you to?
Creating the first mailing list (and grading scale) specifically
dedicated to software collecting ;-)
--
Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.Mob
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
Jim,
Did you play the game on an actual Sega CD, or on an emulator?
I played on an actual Sega CD, my present to myself last holiday season.
I have original Sega CD (with 32X) and about 35 original SegaCD games,
WC being one of them.
Is there a way I can get a CD image
* If this shows up twice, I apologize I am having problems with my net
connection *
Well mine was certainly and adventure... :)
One day I was sifting through the gobs of spam that I usually receive on
my vintage-sierra account and I noticed one titled "Mt. Drash."
I tried not to get too excited
As the creator of this list, I was asked by a few people to comment on
Howard's offer to post the Vic20 emulator .tape format of Mt. Drash to
this list. Everyone who contacted me deemed it a bad idea.
I hate to break this to everyone who doesn't like the idea, but the
Vic20 emu file of Mt. Dra
I guess we'll have to see if CNET (I think that's who it was) was right
when they stated that a complete Drash could sell for up to $2000!
Edward Franks wrote:
On Mar 15, 2004, at 1:43 AM, Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Edward what are earth are you thinking!?!?!?!?
That I'd like to keep my hou
At 13:22 15/03/2004 -0600, you wrote:
I totally agree.
Howard I don't think distributing this image of your is a good idea and
I encourage to think twice and not do it.
I didn't plan to do this e-mail as early, but here we go ;-) I hope Jim
will comment on this.
As you may know, I am the author
I find it fascinating that our hobby takes us down many different paths, far and away
from software collecting. Sometimes theyve taken us deep into unknown territory,
hunting for that possible elusive copy, and we get a bit of culture with our favorite
dish. Sometimes theyre good, and some
Ok Ok, don't want to upset my fellow collectors, though I still fail to see your
logic. You can't make a fake anything from the 4K computer file and I highly
doubt it will devalue the game as a collectible to anyone. Are you going to
suddenly not want it anymore once you have the emulator imag
Jim,
Did you play the game on an actual Sega CD, or on an emulator?
Is there a way I can get a CD image to try it for myself?
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Here w
> Also let me just say (and I'm sure TomMage agrees), VERY wise choice not
to
> take PayPal on this auction, Edward. B-)
Indeed.
What's the current PayPal procentual fee for a seller or does it vary?
Is it straight or linear? (meaning; the higher bid, same procent
or the higher procent)
And the
Vincent Joguin wrote:
At 11:56 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
for Wing Commander, I don't know, but would suspect some enhancements.
Speaking of Wing Commander enhancements, I was jaw-droppingly surprised
at the Sega CD version of Wing Comander: Not only does it play okay
(the Sega CD had some bas
Although...
I think with bidpay you can only do a maximum of $700, correct?
-Original Message-
From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Here we go.
Also let me just say (and I'm sure TomMage agree
> Or any of your most prized software posessions, for that matter? Any
> good stories out there?
Marco (Infocom-IF) and I just bought a box of film, slides, etc., of some of
the late-term (early- to mid-1990s) Infocom package designs from a guy at
Activision. Photos they took for the package, so
I totally agree.
Howard I don't think distributing this image of your is a good idea and
I encourage to think twice and not do it.
-josh
-Original Message-
From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 12:58 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] He
Don't take this the wrong way, but I have an image in my head of the
vultures circling the Franks house, eagerly awaiting the Drash and whatever
else might be in there. And then they all swoop down at exactly the same
time and SNIPE!
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: Edward Franks [mailto:
Also let me just say (and I'm sure TomMage agrees), VERY wise choice not to
take PayPal on this auction, Edward. B-)
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I'd just like to (as always) voice my concern about how widely these images
would get distributed. Not that I'm against preserving it, I'm just worried
about it falling into the wrong hands and we get inundated with fakes being
sold as originals.
> Before actually sending the game to the high bid
>Or any of your most prized software posessions, for that matter? Any
>good stories out there?
Well, I might share some of my lucky "fell into lap"-stories (if anyone's
listening :).
Don't take it "the brag"-way - I enjoy reading
these kind of things from others too so come and share :)
I bought
>I have the Vic-20 Drash emulator image file, I can send it to the list if
you
>want, its quite small. Works on emulators too (like Pfau-Zeh). I didn't
think
>it seemed like such a bad game, for a Vic20 game...
I actually liked it somewhat too, though I've played the PC-conversion
but there prob
Vincent Joguin wrote:
At 16:29 15/03/2004 +0100, you wrote:
The C64 tapes I’ve sampled myself worked when done in mono but would
give me loading errors if I tried stereo, so I would not recommend
using stereo for anything. Can’t say I’m for or against 8-bit or
16-bit, I guess the best thing to
Interesting, it seems to have mysteriously disappeared from the FUNET archive
where I got it (search www.alltheweb.com, FTP search for Drash and you will see
it, but the links are all dead).. bizarre. Anyhow I'll send it when I get home
tonight. Am I really the only one on this list who found
Go for it, Howard! :)
Thanks a lot,
Peo
-Original Message-
From: Howard Feldman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: den 15 mars 2004 18:04
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Here we go.
I have the Vic-20 Drash emulator image file, I can send it to the list if
you want, its q
In a message dated 03/15/2004 11:06:11 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
To all Drash owners on this list: How did you find yours? To at least
one person, I recall it "fell into their lap" -- for Edward, it was a
3-year journey. How did you all (including Edward) find your
At 11:03 15/03/2004 -0600, you wrote:
Can someone repost the auction link? Either ebay search is braindead, or
I am...
You are ;-) Search for "Drash".
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3084975541&category=62053
Vincent.
At 12:05 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
Isn't there a 256 VGA PC version of Zak?
Not that I know of... Now, of course, ScummVM can run the FM-TOWNS version,
so there is sort of a PC version...
Vincent.
--
This message was sent t
At 11:01 15/03/2004 -0600, you wrote:
Or any of your most prized software posessions, for that matter? Any good
stories out there?
My most prized possessions are not really "software": original Dragon's
Lair, Dragon's Lair 2 and Space Ace LaserDiscs. Got them off eBay a few
years ago.
Vincent.
Isn't there a 256 VGA PC version of Zak?
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: Vincent Joguin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 12:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: RE: [SWCollect] Here we go.
At 11:56 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Now are any of these games
I have the Vic-20 Drash emulator image file, I can send it to the list if you
want, its quite small. Works on emulators too (like Pfau-Zeh). I didn't think
it seemed like such a bad game, for a Vic20 game...
Per-Olof Karlsson wrote:
The image is out on the net, but I forget where.
One of the
For me, it would have to be my Personal Software Zork. It wasn't easy
sneaking into that guy's house in the middle of the night. There was a dog,
and it was on the third floor...don't ask! And then when the lights came on
and the whole family started yelling for the police, well, I just couldn't
l
At 11:56 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
Now are any of these games actually better on the FM Towns? Any of the 3
that you mentioned?
Zak is clearly a LOT better (it's a "VGA" version, 256-color version being
more accurate for the FM-TOWNS). Loom is also a 256-color version, from
what I've heard, a
Can someone repost the auction link? Either ebay search is braindead,
or I am...
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Edward what are earth are you thinking!?!?!?!?
Let the circus begin……I think you all know what I am referring to.
-josh
--
Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
World's largest electron
To all Drash owners on this list: How did you find yours? To at least
one person, I recall it "fell into their lap" -- for Edward, it was a
3-year journey. How did you all (including Edward) find your Drash?
Or any of your most prized software posessions, for that matter? Any
good stories o
In a message dated 03/15/2004 10:47:31 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://www.jcec.co.uk/fmtown_emu.html
Hey thanks Vincent :)
Visit 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
Now are any of these games actually better on the FM Towns? Any of the 3
that you mentioned?
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: Vincent Joguin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:34 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: RE: [SWCollect] Here we go.
At 11:21 15/03/
At 11:36 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
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 actua
Fm Towns -- http://assembler.roarvgm.com/FM_towns_computers/fm_towns_computers.html
Vintage Gaming - http://www.vintagegaming.org
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 voice
At 11:21 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
OK, I'll bite (finally). What is FM-TOWNS?
The FM-TOWNS is a Japanese computer that was release in the early 90s. I
think it featured a 386 processor and a CD-ROM drive, with some impressive
graphics and sounds capabilities for the time. Many western games w
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.
Stuart
-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:30
AMT
In a message dated 03/15/2004 10:21:39 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OK, I'll bite (finally). What is FM-TOWNS?
Japanese computer/gaming machine.
Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash, Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RP
>The image is out on the net, but I
forget where.
>One of the Dragons has also converted
it as well, into an IBM program. I'll look them up for you, if you wish.
>Joe
If you can find the Vic 20 image I’d
be really happy!
- Peo
OK, I'll bite (finally). What is FM-TOWNS?
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:11 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RE: [SWCollect] Here we go.
The Origin Museum has all of the Wing Commander for FM-TOWMS,
At 11:13 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
The image is out on the net, but I forget where.
One of the Dragons has also converted it as well, into an IBM
program. I'll look them up for you, if you wish.
Thanks! I've got the PC convertion, but I'm looking for the image.
Vincent.
The image is out on the net, but I forget where.
One of the Dragons has also converted it as well, into an IBM program. I'll look them
up for you, if you wish.
Joe
>
> From: "Per-Olof Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/03/15 Mon AM 10:29:36 EST
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE:
The Origin Museum has all of the Wing Commander for FM-TOWMS, except for Wing 2--that
seems to be the difficult one to get.
Haven't played many of them yet, but the Armada is AWESOME!
Joe
>
> From: "Freddie Bingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/03/15 Mon AM 09:59:01 EST
> To: <[EMAIL PROTEC
At 16:29 15/03/2004 +0100, you wrote:
The
C64 tapes Ive sampled myself worked when done in mono but would give me
loading errors if I tried stereo, so I would not recommend using stereo
for anything. Cant say Im for or against 8-bit or 16-bit, I guess the
best thing to do is some trial and err
The C64 tapes I’ve sampled myself
worked when done in mono but would give me loading errors if I tried stereo, so
I would not recommend using stereo for anything. Can’t say I’m for
or against 8-bit or 16-bit, I guess the best thing to do is some trial and
error. J
- Peo
From
At 15:42 15/03/2004 +0100, you wrote:
Sampling
should be fine, especially with a Vic tape which probably doesnt have
any turbo-loader thingie built-in (those tapes can be pretty
tricky).
Just make sure you sample in MONO! On some tapes you get better results
by doing an 8-bit sample by the way
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
Vintage Gaming - http://www.vintagegaming.org
> -Original Message-
> From: Edward Franks [mail
Oh, and I forgot: don’t use any form
of equalization or Dolby noise reduction! That will certainly cause problems.
From: Per-Olof
Karlsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: den 15 mars 2004 15:42
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Here we
go.
Sampling should
Sampling should be fine, especially with a
Vic tape which probably doesn’t have any turbo-loader thingie built-in
(those tapes can be pretty tricky).
Just make sure you sample in MONO! On some
tapes you get better results by doing an 8-bit sample by the way, you might
want to try that t
At 07:12 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
In a message dated
03/15/2004 6:10:11 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
To what medium did you copy it? WAV
file or another tape?
Another tape.
Mmm. Not the best (although that's already a very good thing). Since
you're not going to sell y
In a message dated 03/15/2004 6:10:11 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
To what medium did you copy it? WAV file or another tape?
Another tape.
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At 06:54 15/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
Really,
I'd feel bad if a complete Drash game quit the circle of this group
before being properly preserved...
I have made copies of the tape so it will not be lost. Though I don't
have a box, yet...
To what medium did you copy it? WAV file
I know someone selling a VIC with tape and disk drive if anyone is interested.
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In a message dated 03/15/2004 5:03:53 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Really, I'd feel bad if a complete Drash game quit the circle of this group
before being properly preserved...
I have made copies of the tape so it will not be lost. Though I don't have a box, yet.
> That I'd like to keep my house. Seriously, the seasonal job I have
> covers most of my bills, but not all. If Drash goes for what I think
> it will go then I've made a house payment. That buys me just that much
> more time to find a full time job. I didn't do this lightly, but in
> the end I
At 04:47 15/03/2004 -0600, you wrote:
The three year journey of finding Drash was as important to me as
actually holding it in my hands. That's something I'll never lose.
Now it is time to allow someone else to have their journey with Drash.
Eh! I haven't been here for a long time, but I
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
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