[SWCollect] Shareware collection

2003-06-05 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Okay, you've all got shelves and shelves full of boxed games and such. What about shareware? Do you have CD-Rs full of zip files? What about those oh-so-prevalent disks published by people hoping to make a quick buck by providing the service of making shareware available in retail outlets? (You

RE: [SWCollect] Shareware collection

2003-06-05 Thread Hugh Falk
The only shareware I actually pick up are the published versions of shareware games (you could get these in stores). Like all of the Apogee/id stuff published by Wiz technology. Hugh -Original Message- From: Lee K. Seitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:44 AM

Re: [SWCollect] Shareware collection

2003-06-05 Thread C.E. Forman
Same here. I have a few adventure shareware CD-ROMs that look commercial, and some 3.5 floppy disks in paperboard pouches (Jungle of Doom, the Hugo series, etc). - Original Message - From: Hugh Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:49 PM Subject:

Re: [SWCollect] Shareware collection

2003-06-05 Thread Dan Chisarick
While I don't have any shareware in my collection (OK, I have the pile of DOOM levels but that's it) you do raise an interesting point. Some commercial games have been re-released as shareware (most notably through magazines that had optional disk subscriptions and certain computer clubs).