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You got PHP?
I would be interested in the script, as well.
Thanks,
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But look at those trinkets!!! There's shit in there I didn't even know
existed! Truly impressive.
Japan always seemed to get the best trinkets. :-/
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. ;-)
Or, if you wanted to follow similar rules to the Curious Republic of
Gondor, the person that contributed the most money would get to pick
first...
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catch that at all! Not good...
I like the availabilities of not sure, rare, extremely rare, and
insanely rare. :)
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they are sunk.
Here
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/ubb/
newsdisplay.cgi?action=topicsnumber=14article=52 is also an
article from a shareware game developer called Ambrosia Software.
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remained flat since Ultima III. In the decade since
that happened the situation has gotten far worse. The then
unimaginable $14 million costs of Wing Commander III look fairly
reasonable these days.
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This is where it would be invaluable for eBay to make the results all
of its past auctions available. :sigh:
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in a spare
room's closet.
Our problem is that we have far more books than we do games, so our
bigger bookshelves are needed for books :) (including the huge living
room one that is built into the wall -- think of a large bookcase 12
feet high and 11 feet wide).
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want to enjoy my games, not look at them
unable to examine the actual contents. YMMV.
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for
collectors as a whole because it keeps a steady supply of quality games
on the market.
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people take any number they see written down as
gospel. :sigh: In the comics world many people will check several
different price guides and take the highest one they find. And this is
after 20+ years of trying to educate the market.
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to sustain
their Wall Street focussed growth.
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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.
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minor stuff I can sell/auction off).
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himself. If I do
this I would want to make a real production of it (for obvious
reasons). Any suggestions are welcome. :)
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I'll need to ponder your idea for a bit from the perspective of a
buyer.
[Snip]
Talk to Eli Tomlinson. He seems to have done a good job of promoting
his
quarter-million games auction. (Even though it didn't sell, it sure
got a
lot of attention.)
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think
my life has decided to give me a annus horribllus instead of the
usual mid-life crisis. ;-)
Thanks of the kind thoughts. It is much appreciated.
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done an excellent job of killing the
Ultimas. :-(
All of this is a long-winded way of saying I think you have an
excellent idea, but I'll have to figure out which games I have that
would work well with your idea.
Thanks for your thoughts on the subject.
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despite any past clashes. Helping other enthusiasts
is what got both of us into collecting and trading the old games in the
first place.
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I've always had
a pleasant experience with him.
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communications program? Anyone else remember the original MS
Access telecommunications program? I think I still have a copy of that
with the funky plastic case.
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On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 03:15 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote:
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I'm sorry to hear about your wife. I hope you two find the miracle you seek.
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On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 02:33 PM, Marco Thorek wrote:
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I am a bit late about it, but all the best to your wife, Ed!
Thank you very much.
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) is the easiest part.
Now if they'd only come out with an Apple II disk reader... ;)
The ISA version does. ;-)
http://www.e-trade.to/en/catweasel/catweasel.html or go to
http://www.jschoenfeld.de/indexe.htm, choose Products, then choose
Catweasel.
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missing.
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the game they had numerous excuses why they couldn't share (my favorite
being the one where the person claimed their Drash cartridge (!) was
cracked).
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and then finding them is the fun for me.
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On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 03:52 AM, Stefan Lindblom wrote:
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Then there was Edward Franks, hi Edward. I bought a big box of old SSI Apple II games from him, the big box format.
Hello there. I remember that big box of SSI games I shipped to you. I was happy to get them off my hands
for the
rest
of this group? B-)
If you can make backup copies. Grrr. Magazines like The Computist
can be invaluable if you just want to make your legal backups.
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you can connect to their Clie PDAs if you want a
PalmOS device. http://www.palminfocentre.com/view_story.asp?ID=4295
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that the seller was one of the programmers for Arena and Daggerfall.
It is cool to see that the people who develop the games are as serious
collectors as us.
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have is pretty small? ;-) Is there anything in particular that you're
still looking for?
On a more general note, I'd love to see everyone's collections some
time. I feel like a dilettante compared to the rest of you. grin
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On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 06:36 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote:
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Favorite finds: items previously believed to NOT exist. Ultima III by
US
Gold, for example, or the slipcased Ultima Trilogy.
Was this a US version?
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years later!
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for $2,000 on eBay.
Oh, by the way, I got the $250 figure from a gentlemen who was at the
UO Faire where that Akalabeth was auctioned. Normally he is reliable
about such things.
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a better price.
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on MobyGames is incorrect -- that's the release date for
the remake.
Don't you mean the IBM PCjr? ;-) The IBM PC was released in August
1981. The first game for _that_ was Microsoft Adventure according to
Dan Bricklin. http://www.bricklin.com/ibmpcannouncement1981.htm
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to be a step backward for games in the mid '80s
to about '90 because of the lack of decent sound. Though, for example,
Sierra pushed the various sound cards and external units, most of the
people I knew didn't buy sound cards until the time of Wing Commander
or Doom.
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an adventure-style
situation.
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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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Who's not on the above list, start talking ;) Tom? Jim? Edward?
I'm 39 and not holding. ;-)
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where you want to go next.
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for the damn soundtrack CD.
;-)
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for requests - but nothing to strange ok? ok...bye... oh and one of my
friends Beth wants to take some picture with me...I mean if you want...
There's also a photograph that suggests a topless young lady,
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much
verbiage (note the False Negative Feedback section) that you just want
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On Saturday, February 1, 2003, at 11:23 PM, Jim Leonard wrote:
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Here's one that's truly annoying:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2303780307category=189. There's so much
verbiage (note the False Negative Feedback section) that you just want
On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 06:14 PM, Jim Leonard wrote:
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1. Adventure was the first computer game, yes?
Nope. :) Space War was (circa 1960). MIT students meet the
PDP-1
and the cathode-ray tube.
I meant PERSONAL computer. Adventure was playable
British I can't think of anything that
was negotiated as a separate property.
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of you?
For me it is mostly the Apple ][, IBM PC, and a few Macintosh games.
I really don't collect for a particular hardware platform, though. I
tend to pick up the games I'm interested and if they span platforms
I'll follow (for example, the Might and Magic series).
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many changes of hands CW went through (someone was supposedly still
selling copies from their garage). Is that story true or did you just
buy the existing CW copyright?
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and all intellectual property I just wondered if the CGW story was
accurate.
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believe the Apple ][ actually shipped before the Commodore PET,
and both of these were announced before the TRS-80.
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paperback. Then
again, most of the flight sims have had excellent manuals (ie, Falcon
4.0).
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using Moby Games images?
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On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 11:48 PM, Dan Chisarick wrote:
Guess what platform its really for:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/
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Apple made other computers than the Mac? ;-)
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be able to afford one of the
(honestly) rare Apple *I*s I've seen up for sale
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probably want to buy something from them in
the future. (Being in California they seem to get a small, but steady
supply of some rare items.)
I'm sorry I can't give you a better answer. Good luck with the next
auctions!
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Gotta love auctions --
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2750965793category=4610 -- with text
descriptions like ULTIMA 11 IS THE SEQUWL TO THE BEST-SELLINH
FANTASY-ROLE PLAYING GAME ULTIMA! :-D
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Whoa. I had JUST marked this very auction to watch, like 10 seconds
ago.
Cosmic. B-)
Great minds think alike? ^_^
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. Well, I was hoping it would. ;-)
That particular Drash looks to be in better shape than mine. The box
has more gloss, plus it has the registration card which I don't have.
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the buyer is on this list, I'd love to hear how much you paid him off.
B-)
What is it with Drash? Dormant for years, now we have two within a
week of
each other!
Rarities seem to pull each other out of hiding, especially if the
first gets a high bid on eBay. :-D
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happened after that first Atari U1
fetched $860? ;-)
How prophetic a price. ;-) I see the Drash cassette went for $865.
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might be worth making a note in the auction description that anyone
using PayPal must adhere to the terms of Paypal's (Seller) Protection
Policy. I don't know quite how to phrase such a statement or even if
it would be any help, but it might be worth considering.
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a backdoor.
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some little typo in it that would require you to buy next
month's issue to resolve? :)
You mean, besides the typos *I* introduced? ;-) Oh for the days of
typing in code from a poorly done magazine copy of a faint line-printer
copy of a program...
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much agree with that. People have gotten used to the idea
that cheaper is always better -- zero cost being the cheapest --
without understanding or giving a damn about the eventual long term
consequences. But, I'll save the economics rant for another day. ;-)
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that will make any money at all are the
Daggerfalls, Ultimas, etc.?
Maybe you should give this guy's
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3067006420
strategy a whirl. ;-) If I'm not mistaken that's the budget re-release
of Arena.
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On Dec 22, 2003, at 7:12 PM, Dan Chisarick wrote:
I wish ebay charged by the exclamation point...
It must work since a new eBayer bought that budget TES:Arena now for
$70...
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On Dec 27, 2003, at 3:25 PM, Stephen Emond wrote:
I beat all of you - Apr 5, 1997 :) I think I signed up to bid on a
complete Ultima VI.
Oct 12, 1996. Back when it was called AuctionWeb. ;-)
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. I can take the heat of another neg. ;-)
If he had been polite and given me a reason I wouldn't have negged
him. It is the holidays, I know how money can be tight and I'm in a
forgiving mode. /rant
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of collectibles. What is your thought
process in determining the market value of a collectible?
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boxes (to avoid the
acidic cardboard)? Filing cabinets? What?
Unless it is an important part, say the Sorcerer Infotater, I just
stick it in my 'parts' box.
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these games end up in the hands of
people that love 'em rather than in the trash or in a 'hoard',
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broken parts, marks, or tape on things. The rest I don't worry about
describing. After all, these are old games and they are going to have
wear-and-tear.
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On Jan 5, 2004, at 8:25 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
Aagh. Classic mistake. Searching on Drash but not Ultima for the
VIC.
I'm modifying my automated searches right now.
Don't feel bad. I've been doing the same mistake for years!
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have some vague memory of
a Zork 2 poster mentioned.
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crop up anywhere else -- but because
nobody WANTS them, they have no VALUE. So, rare != value. At least
in my wacko collection :)
That reminds me of the old economic chestnut: While not everything
scarce is valuable, everything valuable is scarce.
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? Or do you have the same book as
Howard too?
I have the version as Howard.
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On Jan 8, 2004, at 5:12 PM, Stephane Racle wrote:
This is what mine looks like... There must have been a few variations.
Given the do-it-in-your-Mom's-kitchen standards of the day I would
suspect your copy is one of the first editions. Anyone know for sure?
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that would be neat to have signed, but I
think what I would like most to would be to have Werdna and Trebor sign
one of my copies of Wizardry. :-D Take a step, fight, fight, fight,
graph, repeat.
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On Jan 12, 2004, at 9:38 AM, Jim Leonard wrote:
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I've got the C64 version. Did Pavlish work on that port? I did
a bit of Googling on Wasteland, but didn't see a clear answer.
SMACK Infidel! Use mobygames.com and you'll have the answer in
seconds.
I did
-boiler DD RPGs. I want my quirky character driven RPG games.
:-D
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when you can now buy
external *terabyte* drives, but if you have an older machine or use a
laptop it can be a problem. Interestingly enough there is also a Mac
version of the same utility if you want to play BG1 in OS X.
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to be launched against your opponent(s) when you
weren't even online. (They might not go as well then, though.) Uh, I
thought I could remember more, but that seems to be it. For all I
know it was never released in the end.
Planetside?
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armor on your mage if you want, but your casting
failure rate is going to be pretty high...
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starting to open packages sent via media rate. Too many eBayers were
trying to get around postal costs by falsifying the package to get a
cheap rate.
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options then you have to let the player make these types
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