[SWCollect] "Modern" classics

I'm not sure if we had this topic before, but what "modern" games, say, developed after 1994, would you consider collectible? There's only a very few that come to my mind: - The "Dragon Edition" of Ultima IX. Although it was the worst Ultima IMHO, people seem to look for this edition. - Planesc

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

> Stephane Racle schrieb: > > Interesting. Perhaps very few copies were published since it was the > last of the four Infocomics and the other ones had relatively little > success? Yup. The Infocomics weren't exactly successful, so production was stopped after they'd rolled out comparatively smal

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

Stephane Racle schrieb: > > I still remember that $2000 Starcross saucer very well! Although IMO, > someone drove up the price on that one... although if I recall, the > buyer was more than happy with the result. Oh yes, I remember that one, too. It was sealed, wasn't it? Still, $2000 is way mo

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

Edward Franks schrieb: > > That reminds me of the old economic chestnut: While not everything > scarce is valuable, everything valuable is scarce. Had never heard that one. Very neat! :-) Marco -- This message was sent

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

Stephane Racle schrieb: > > One package I had never seen on eBay until tonight was Zorkquest II. > I've seen all the other Infocomics about a hundred times, but never that > one. Is it that uncommon? One would think they'd be plenty of copies > lying around... It indeed is that uncommon. Much mor

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

Edward Franks schrieb: > > So, to revisit a discussion, how do the rest of you try to estimate > the market value of these types of games? What would, say, the first > release of Zork -- the PDP-11 version -- be worth? This is really the > hard part of being a dealer of collectibles. Wh

Re: [SWCollect] Happy Holidays!!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > Turn on speaks and let it load, run until night turns to day again. > When it is done don't forget to click on the poem at the bottom!! > > Holidays 2003 > > Have a good one!! Thanks Tom! And a very Merry Christmas to all of you, too! Marco ---

Re: [SWCollect] [Fwd: Re: 5.25" disks?]

Pedro Quaresma schrieb: > > Agreed wholeheartedly, but which companies care about that these days? > How many games in the last few years have had a decent manual + props > other than on a "special" or "collectors" edition? I can't recall any. Even very complicated games like Microsoft's FS9, who

Re: [SWCollect] [Fwd: Re: 5.25" disks?]

Edward Franks schrieb: > From the article it apparently did. Enough that the dev team decided > it was worth the effort then and in the future. You caught me; I was too lazy to register to read the article, and was just recalling what happened to the last copy protection that worked that way -

Re: [SWCollect] Vintage games w/fatal flaws

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > Is this the same game? > http://www.c64unlimited.net/games/f/Fabulous%20Wanda,%20The/Fabulous%20Wanda,%20The.htm Indeed it is. Marco -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed

Re: [SWCollect] Repairing floppies (long)

Dan Chisarick schrieb: > > Yeah, and a fine discussion it was. But just a few more logs for that particular > fire: > > - Would you fix a damaged box (say with a magic marker or even meticulous work with > paper and adhesive) and regain its value? Even if the materials were from another > orig

Re: [SWCollect] [Fwd: Re: 5.25" disks?]

Edward Franks schrieb: > > Gamasutra had an interesting article > -- you may > need to register on Gamasutra to read it -- on the developer's attempts > to simply slowdown the cracking of Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Their > goal was

Re: [SWCollect] Vintage games w/fatal flaws

Pedro Quaresma schrieb: > > OK let's see if my memory doesn't betray me (again!) > > It was Ultima 4, but "veramocor" was the word used to get into the > final dungeon, not the word to be used in the end of it. > > In the end, the word "infinity" had to be used (after the principles > and its vi

[SWCollect] Platypus stamps on ebay

Just noticed this auction on ebay, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3057624802&category=4315 and I wonder if Brian Moriarty himself has his hands in it. AFAIK Brian still works for Skotos Tech, which apparently has some serious financial trouble. Perhaps he is selling some of h

Re: [SWCollect] Elite questions

Heah Lee, "Lee K. Seitz" schrieb: > > Also, I've never seen a copy of the original Elite before. It says > it's the "gold edition." Does that make it unusual or do they all say > that? Is it worth trying to sell on eBay? Or is anyone here > interested in it? IIRC the C64 Elite I got for Chri

[SWCollect] The "Definitive" Infocom Collection

Chris is gonna have a fit over this ;-) Look here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3055030744&category=11053 Marco -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing

Re: [SWCollect] "Refund" with paypal

Hello Stefan, I had something similar happen while ago, although it was only about $20. I don't remember PayPal's exact regulations and terms of service there, but as an international user you are pretty much licked, as you are exempt from any of their so-called "guarantees." Marco > Stefan Lind

Re: [SWCollect] Half and Bidville experiences?

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > Anyone used Half.com and has experiences to share? I have some esoteric > (read: crappy) items to list, but I'm not sure they'd fetch more than $4. > (Lest you think I would be wasting my time, I have nearly 100 to sell, so $400 > or more is not chump change.) If I sell

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal, even worse

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > Speaking of which, is anyone interested in seeing my pictures of CGExpo? If > anyone has interest, I'll put them online. Certainly, go ahead! Marco -- This message was sent to you because you are curre

Re: [SWCollect] Hello!

Hello Josh, a warm welcome from me, too! Marco > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > I just subscribed (thank you Chris for making me aware of this > group). Just wanted to extend a “Hello” to all the members and > introduce the latest addition to my collection. = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com

Re: [SWCollect] Ultima 11

You can't imagine how much I believed that my first car had a soul. Still up to today I feel like I somehow betrayed it when I finally had to give it away. And I too prefer to fix things instead of giving up on them. Perhaps that is a trait common to software collectors. Oh well, as long as I don

Re: [SWCollect] Coin identification

Google turned this up: http://dmweb.free.fr/CSBManualOld.htm So the coin is indeed from a Dungeon Master game. Marco > Hugh Falk schrieb: > > Sorry for including attachements, but I was hoping somebody could > identify this coin for me. It came loose in a large box of Amiga and > PC games.

Re: [SWCollect] Old Infocom and Lucasfilm games

Flat grey boxes? You mean they are crushed? That would of course mean they'd sell for less. If you are unsure what exactly you have, here is the grey box of Suspended, http://www.infocom-if.org/games/suspended/suspended.html and this the grey box of Deadline, http://www.infocom-if.org/games/dea

Re: [SWCollect] Old Infocom and Lucasfilm games

If the two Infocom games are grey boxes, they should each sell for +/- $30 from my experience, but as of late I noticed bids for sealed boxes of "Suspended" going quite high, so you might get substantially more. Of course you could get less, but heah, you know how ebay is. The Lucasfilm games migh

Re: [SWCollect] Ultima 11

The Japanese believe that everything has a soul. So if that is so, I guess that any game in its right mind knows where it'll have a good home ;-) Marco [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > It's the game, drawing us to it. I've long speculated that we don't find > the games, the games find US. B-)

Re: [SWCollect] Dark Queen of Krynn German release?

> Stefan Lindblom schrieb: > > I was visiting some green SSI page last night that I had bookmarked... > could that possibly have been yours? Very interesting anyway, although > the colour is horrible :) > Never seen that European packaging before.. damn germans. Heah you rotten Scandinavian, I a

Re: [SWCollect] Ebay trader experiences

Hm, I remember years back I found SW&M through their website and sent them an email because I wanted to buy some of the stuff they had listed. They actually never replied. When I saw them selling via ebay for prices higher than what their website offered I knew why. Eventually I bought one item fr

Re: [SWCollect] Lost Treasures of Infocom inventory

"Lee K. Seitz" schrieb: > > This is all very interesting, but do I take it since no one's answered > my question, I'm not missing anything and should be thankful to have > the ZZ parchment reproduction? Sorry, Lee, it seems we got carried away a little. Yes, as Chris said, your copy should be c

Re: [SWCollect] Lost Treasures of Infocom inventory

[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > No, it wasn't. The original parchment in ZZ looked like an actual scrap of > paper, with uneven edges, etc, plus the printing was in color. The LTOI > version was like a Slash reproduction on white paper. > > I can't say for sure which packages have the parchment

Re: RE: [SWCollect] Lost Treasures of Infocom inventory

Stuart Feldhamer schrieb: > > What's the deal with the parchment? My copy, the CD-ROM version, bought off > the shelf when it came out, never came with the parchment, and I remember > going back and forth with Activision about it for over a year(!) via email > before I finally found out that it wa

[SWCollect] Help with Zork Classics

I recently received this email, but don't have the Zork Classics CD. If any of you know how to help this guy, could you please answer him? Thanks, Marco Betreff: Inquiry Datum: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 11:27:22 +0200 Von: "Josh-Pruitt Mayfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Whom It

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection plan"

They become trickier on all accounts (literally): I remember back when I signed up, there was something about them charging $1 to your credit card and when you received your credit card bill, you had to enter a code given in the PayPal position to activate your account. Back then that dollar was

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection plan"

I just found a very neat Register article regarding the "PayPal Money Back Guarantee," which is really worth a read: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31534.html It ends with this paragraph: "This is just one very small story of hundreds dotted all over the Internet. And these stories will

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection plan"

Hehe, we forever live and die, don't we? ;-) Marco Stefan Lindblom schrieb: > > I do raise my eyebrows and salute a fellow OMD fan, I thought we were > extinct by now :) > -- This message was sent to you because you are curren

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection plan"

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > I notice the point at which PayPal started to suck seems to be right around > when the eBay blob absorbed them. Coincidence? Hell, no! They were not really fantastic before that, but it sure is getting even worse now. Marco --

Re: [SWCollect] Usurper Mines of Qyntarr - piracy?

Stuart Feldhamer schrieb: > > Look at this ebay auction: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3037582718 > > Anyone know what this orb of qyntarr is? The guy's feedback is hidden, and > there must be a reason. I think this may be the same guy who sold me the > Indiana Jones Rev

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection plan"

> Stefan Lindblom schrieb: > > This truly sucks, but what other useful options are there out there? > And especially for us not living in the US? Paypal have, until now, > been a great and fast way of paying for things, and I thought it was > very safe. But this brings everything into new perspect

Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > Cool. Maybe someday I'll go ahead with my bootleg "Sierra Videos" DVD project > anyway. I have access to both 1989's and 1990's product demos through > friends, and the making of 7th Guest, and some other videos related to making > or promoting games created from the dev

Re: [SWCollect] Housecleaning

"Feldhamer, Stuart" schrieb: > > You're dating yourself also, Jim. Now I'm curious how old you are exactly. : > ) > > Some of my most prized gaming posessions are those that survived from when I > was a kid, even if they may not be in the best shape. I have a Seastalker > folio that my parents wa

Re: [SWCollect] Surprised

Dan Chisarick schrieb: > > how he has games from (some number of years ago). I said I had a few > from '79. Imagine my surprise when he said his favorite game of all > time is "Wasteland". He was talking about wanting to write to Brian > Fargo about making a real sequel to that (none of this "F

Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > A VHS video? Or some .AVI on the disc(s)? It's an AVI on the CD. Made to look like a news report. Quite funny and interesting, actually. BTW, talking about Sierra reminds of Roberta Williams sitting naked in the jacuzzi for the Softporn box. "Gee, honey, our fledgling co

Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > 34C is about normal for Chicago this time of year :-) And it gets to -20C or > worse during the winter. Yep, I hate this place ;-) -20, yup, that's stiff. Around here the winters get milder and milder, translate cold and wet. Snow is becoming a rare thing. Marco -

Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > Really? That surprises me. The last I'd heard, Activision had dropped the > Zork line of games and hadn't bothered to renew their ownership on the > trademark. Let's see what happens. It has been some weeks now since I last heard about it and at that point Ken wasn't

Re: [SWCollect] You guys see this?

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > Yeah, what really surprised me was a non-boxed game going that high. Even if it was boxed, wouldn't it still be a little too much? I have no idea how rare that collection is, but I consider the Infocom Masterpieces as comparable. Marco

Re: [SWCollect] FS/T Shrinked new Zak McKracken and others

They should be worth something, especially considering that there still is an active Amiga scene. How much? Well, the market dictates. But it's pretty sure you'd get them sold. Marco Jim Leonard schrieb: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi, I have a sealed Zak for sale/trade. It is Amiga ve

Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?

Yup, this list switches between frantic activity and solemn silence. Around here, well, I got word from Ken Love, producer at Activision, that they are planning a Zork IV. We've had occasional email contact since then and it looks like it might take off, but it has been awhile. I am also startin

Re: [SWCollect] Mind Candy mention

Mind Candy was also mentioned in the previous c't, a highly popular German computer magazine. Jim, if you want it I'll scan the page for you and mail it off to you with a translation to English. For everyone in Germany: It was on p. 276 in c't 6/2003. Nice halfpage complete with pictures. Marco

[SWCollect] I don't recall what came with the game

Yeah, right: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3402651996&category=182 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3402651874&category=182 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3402651735&category=182 Then just turn the freaking box over, it says what came wit

Re: [SWCollect] Using MobyGames Info

Thanks Jim. I just wanted to make sure people acknowledge that I know what I'm talking about, so that when I ask them to -please- remove the content or at least mention the source, I'm taken serious. I'm not going to start cross-atlantic court action over it (he, imagine that!). About the RPG main

Re: [SWCollect] Using MobyGames Info

Hm, can you give me a sample of the "cease & desist"? I'm not that familiar with the US legal system and having that could come in handy. Just recently I found another site that lifted some of the bios I compiled on the Infocom authors in their entirety. Marco (PS. RPGs sure look great there amon

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

Heh, Pedro, you forgot me and my 30 years, which raises the mean to 29.11 and the median to 28 :-) 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. Marco Pedro Quaresma schrieb:

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

> BTW, one dude actually bid on it. I told him it is a fake, referencing > your site. He wrote back that he asked the bidder about the authenticity Oops, that should read "asked the seller." Marco -- This message was sent to you

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > Yeah, I'm the "Ye Olde Geek" with no girlfriend he's referring to. *g* > This guy > is SO MAD at me right now. Wonder what'll happen when I actually post the > column? Oh, I'll love to hear about that. BTW, one dude actually bid on it. I told him it is a fake, ref

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

You know what? I figured you to be over 40 and Tom to be mid-20 :-) Marco "C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > 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, tho

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

"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 s

Re: [SWCollect] Genres

Hugh Falk schrieb: > > Was this too dull to read, or does everyone actually agree? Jim has worn me out on that subject for the moment ;-) Marco -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcolle

Re: [SWCollect] Thanks for the help with LotL

Hm, 42? (Which would also mean Tom is the answer to everything) Marco [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > In a message dated 01/29/2003 12:20:51 PM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > At least give us higher or lower :) > > > > Haha, well I don't know about that Stuart, I've

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

Hm, he's at it again: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3004111440&category=4315 Marco "C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > Hey gang, > > Wanted to warn everyone here. If you've noticed the Infocom T-shirts being > sold on eBay by "islandseven", don't bid on them. They're not origina

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

Alexander Zoeller schrieb: > > 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 if you plan to store games in them for > several years. > There's another though

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

That should work, I'd say. I suggest drilling the holes in at an angle, so that water, as Dan mentioned, can't get in. Meaning, you'd put the drill at the back of the plastic case, pointing upward, when you drill the hole. Perhaps the side of the case used for the holes should be a little thicker

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

Damn, and I thought I was the youngest at 30 :-) But I'd say we roughly all belong to the same generation, born between 1965 and 1975. You are the nestling, Stephen ;-) Marco Stephen Emond schrieb: > > I'm probably one of the youngest at 25... > --

[SWCollect] Think you got everything?

Fat chance, you probably don't have the Zork coffeetable: http://www.cattelanitalia.it/data/uk/zork.html ;-) Marco -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscr

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

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 f

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

Chris Newman schrieb: > > Yes, buy it! I have two copies, trade paperback and HC. This ties in to > a post I made a couple of months ago about everyone's top five books > about the gaming industry and/or PC history. Hackers is on my list. What would the other four be? Marco

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

Stuart Feldhamer schrieb: > > Jim, > > Your system is very interesting but I don't like it. Maybe according to YOUR > definition of Adventure it encompasses all fantasy-style gaming, but this is > not the commonly accepted definition of the genre. As I see it, adventures > are games where the foc

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > The party aspect is indeed a strong element of RPGs. I neglected to say this > in our RPG genre description, so I'll add it now. I won't limit RPGs to > party-based games, but it should indeed be noted that *most* RPGs are > party-based. See, discussion does bring about

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

Edward Franks schrieb: > > > The problem is that you can easily swap in role-playing games as a > basic building block in place of Adventure. The same justifications > work for either. The two are so close together (more than any of the > other categories) that it is hard sometimes to s

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > > > > System Shock? Taking into account all the combinations of the > > difficulty levels? :-D > > At its most basic, Adventure + Action, subgenres Cyberpunk, Dark Sci-Fi. > There are strategy elements but they are not overwhelming. Moby has it as: > http://www

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > > It seems to me, the farther we move into the present, the harder it is > > to classify a game. Some genres have blurred beyond recognition. > > Trust me, I can classify them. :) Genres haven't blurred; people's minds > have. Go ahead -- hit me with something difficult

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > > I can't find the auction, so would this be the "A dirty mind is a > > terrible thing to waste" shirt? > > Yeah, that's the one. Here's the auction, while eBay still has it: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2152015718&category=153 Indeed, that'

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > At MobyGames we go over this every so often; people keep wanting to somehow > *define* the words "adventure game" to mean "Sierra games" (the Quest games, > etc.) Well, I can imagine. I remember having vivid discussions over at comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure over this

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > I wouldn't call that 3D -- it's interactive fiction with graphics drawn in a > 3D perspective. To contrast, the "Quest" games let you move something "in > front of" or "behind" another on-screen object, so that qualifies more as 3D > than Mystery House. I remember that b

Re: [SWCollect] Some people push it...

> "C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > Yeah, I believe the QFG Anthology was a Europe-only release, so it's > harder to come by. (At least, I've only ever seen it in a European > box - multiple languages in the back description & manuals.) A couple of months ago I came by a toystore and just because I lik

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > Hey gang, > > Wanted to warn everyone here. If you've noticed the Infocom T-shirts being > sold on eBay by "islandseven", don't bid on them. They're not originals, > and the seller has been less than forthcoming about that fact. For that > matter, don't buy anything

Re: [SWCollect] Star Saga up and MobyScale question

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > BTW, Lee, I'd rate the "no tea" in your Hitchhiker's Guide auction as "NM". > If it was "IM", that'd mean there's NO "no tea", which would mean there IS > tea in the package. B-) LOL, this is getting metaphysical ;-) Infidel -

[SWCollect] Merry Christmas!

Yes, it's the time of the year where I get all sentimental, so Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you! Also thanks for a good and informative time here on the SWCollect list! Marco -- This message was sent to you bec

Re: [SWCollect] Warez version of Masterpieces?

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > > "as well as a graphic of what the original box looked like" > > Not to mention it has "Zork: The Undiscovered Underground", which was only > available as a free download from Activision's site, never included in any > commercially released collection. > > I notice he

Re: [SWCollect] It Continues

LOL, I really don't wanna know where they found that fluff to stick in there. Do any of you think in the future it might be a worthwhile occupation to be a professional expert at antique software authentication? "Look M'am, I'm telling you, that "Don't Panic" is not authentic, it's a Hongkong rep

[SWCollect] Warez version of Masterpieces?

Check this out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1921354978 Doesn't it look like it? AFAIK there is not one Activision CD that contains all games. Possibly he also used the HTML, scans and PDF docs from the various Infocom sites on the net. Marco -

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal scam Email ?

Probably the latter Marco > "C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > Check the link again, they're gone. Either someone got them shut > down, or they grabbed the info they had and ran. -- This message was sent to you because you are curren

Re: [SWCollect] Seastalker folio/grey box

Hi Stephen, it's the same. Marco "Stephen S. Lee" schrieb: > > Hello ... I've got a quick question. Is the sticker in Seastalker the > same between the folio and the standard-box versions, or are they > different? > > Thanks! > > -- Stephen -

[SWCollect] Another huge auction

If any of you are interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1940900086 Only thing on there that would slightly interested me is the Commodore US 8 calculator. Perhaps he should have sold some of those items seperately. There is just too many loose disks on there to warrant

RE: [SWCollect] Floppy Disk Numbers

Cool. Thanks John! Marco John Romero schrieb: > > Okay guys, > > If you want a signed copy of Wasteland, send it to: > > Coresoft Inc. > attn: Alan Pavlish > 23232 Peralta Dr. Suite 112 > Laguna Hills, CA 92653 > > Tell 'em I sent ya! Oh, and MAKE SURE you include a stamped & addressed > box

Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction

> Stefan Lindblom schrieb: > > Greetings everyone, > > After lurking in this little list for 2 months now I felt now it's the > time come out of the closet ;) Sounds like an introduction to a Gamoholics Anonymous group. ;-) Marco -

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings from The Origin Museum

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 p

Re: [SWCollect] AOL disk collecting

CcomputerGameCollector schrieb: > > Not collect but - we used to throw them against the panel walls in my > basement, as a contest, to see who could shatter it first. I guess that > doesn't count though. ;) You probably destroyed a fortune! ;-) Marco ---

Re: [SWCollect] Multi-format floppy drive

Jim Leonard schrieb: > > Actually, you can now read Amiga disks on a regular PC, thanks to the insane > work of an insane friend: http://www.oldskool.org/disk2fdi/ He, pretty neat! Marco -- This message was sent to you because

Re: [SWCollect] Oldskool gaming boxes: the revenge

"Stephen S. Lee" schrieb: > > Hello, we've had discussion about machines for playing old games on a PC > before. Before this involved desktops. What I'm interested in is a > portable oldskool gaming machine. > > I have minimal experience using portable computers at all, and I think > that what

Re: [SWCollect] Finds over "vacation"

"Lee K. Seitz" schrieb: > > Of note for Infocom collectors is the March 1984 issue of _Discover_ > that I found. I thought this might be news, but I just now see > someone's already put it on the web > (http://web.mit.edu/6.933/www/Fall2000/infocom/marketing.html). The > article really doesn't r

Re: [SWCollect] Multi-format floppy drive

"Lee K. Seitz" schrieb: > > I meant to mention this in my last message. Did everyone see the > Slashdot story on the Catweasel > (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/28/228255&mode=thread&tid=137)? > It's a controller that supports multiple disk formats using a single > drive. It also lets

Re: [SWCollect] Two questions

Chris Newman schrieb: > > Wow, RBBS-PC, the good old days! I don't know if it would have any > serious sale value, but it probably has sentimental value (which might > translate) to many folks. > > This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS program? > Was it the venerable PC-Boa

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

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 o

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

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 experie

Re: [SWCollect] Is nothing sacred?

"C.E. Forman" schrieb: > > You should report him to eBay, this has to be against at least one of their > 6 billion rules. Indeed. I remember reading something about "use of ebay member email adresses for unsolicited emails is prohibited," but can't be bothered right now to spend the next hours w

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

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 numbe

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

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 followe

Re: [SWCollect] computergamecollector

Alexander Zoller schrieb: > > Registrant: >Brad Lima >1521 Kensington Blvd >Bluffton SC, SC 29910 >US > > Can't say I ever heard of him before... I'd probably know his eBay ID > if I see it. Site is employing a price guide for mint sealed games, this > ought to create some contro

Re: [SWCollect] The Motherlode

Hugh Falk schrieb: > > Not too long ago I did a deal for about 1500 pieces in bulk, and it was an > incredible pain to go through, sort, catalog, clean, take the treasures, > relist the rest in bulk, repackage and ship. I ended up with a couple > hundred good titles for free, and sold the rest f

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

MAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission > > Marco Thorek wrote: > > > > Jim Leonard schrieb: > > > > > > We do this too, albeit a bit more cleverly. Try to embed a >

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

I once had this case where a young lady from England tried to sell a couple of Infocom games via ebay.com. I stumbled across them and lo and behold, the pictures she used were taken from my Infocom site. Now, I don't really have a problem with people using my scans, provided they a) ask me before

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