> My collection is 600+ IBM titles and I *still* don't understand why IBM > software collectables go for almost twice as much as other platforms. Any > theories?
Space, perhaps. You can slap an old 5.25" drive in your modern PC and probably get most games to work with enough fiddling. But do most players (non-collectors) really want to lug a big bulky Apple II into their house? >From a seller perspective, I get more platform-specific requests for PC games than any other machine, so it only makes sense to ask a bit more for them. > I'm especially puzzled since the Abandonware movement has pretty much made > everything available for download. This has always surprised me too, how so many people seem to want the original packaging. Though I've long felt that the physical items are more valuable (especially sentimentally) than code. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
