Edward Franks stated:
>
> I have backups of all my important stuff on high quality CD-Rs, so I'm
>pretty safe there. I'm also a sucker for CD-ROM compilations for ease
>of installation.
I have yet to make serious use of my CD-R drive, sad to say. (However,
I actually went through all my
Dan Chisarick wrote:
At the hight of my media conversion insanity, I had everything on a
4-port KVM. Now all the old machines are on their own network. I used a
P-90 running Windows 98 w/a 5.25" Gateway drive that I sold and later
asked for it back (they weren't using it). I also have a CPS Opt
Howard Feldman wrote:
So I can still use it as a 5.25" drive, or a 3.5" drive, just not both
at the same time. I must open the computer and switch jumpers to get it
to work! So in summary, watch out before buying Asus Motherboards!!!
(Can anyone list decent contemporary M/B manufacturers whos
Edward Franks wrote:
Who needs mo'slo when you can play
Ultima 2 in all its CGA glory? ;-)
You know, this brings up something that I've always maintained: No matter how
convenient an emulator is, or how much it enhances or speeds up a game (ie
making the game more 'snappy' because there are n
Marco Thorek wrote:
True. It's only that once upon a time the profit didn't matter as much.
Yes, but the market was completely different then. There's an interview with
Ken Williams on the Roberta Williams collection where he says something to the
effect of "In the old days, we all went on picn
Ok, someone who collects classic games and they're surprised by a 5.25" disk? They got the "shame on me" part right, but have no right being upset at you, and doubly so for not talking to you first.
At the hight of my media conversion insanity, I had everything on a 4-port KVM. Now all the old m
The fortunate upside is that the Internet makes self-publication a
possibility. I'm not sure how many people can make a living selling
games online, but I imagine Malinche does OK for itself. Every now and
then someone tries remaking a classic, but with a little
'modernization' that makes it
Jim Leonard schrieb:
>
> It's not the calculators: It's what makes money. You shouldn't be scared
> that accountants and suits are ruining the industry; instead, you should be
> scared that the core sales of most computer and console gaming are the way
> they are. It is a hard pill to swallow t
Edward Franks schrieb:
>
> Shhh! I was hoping to keep that one secret! ;-) (Like that's going
> to happen with this group of eagle-eyed collectors...)
Hell yeah, already saw Stuart's auction days ago and kept an eye on it
to see for how much it'll go ;-)
BTW, there sure is a flurry of
In a message dated 01/20/2004 12:27:35 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I got no response. Did I do something wrong here? More generally, what is
the opinion of the people on this list regarding a game that came in two
versions: one on 5.25 inch disks and one on 3.5 inch disks?
Edward Franks schrieb:
>
> It is going to get even worse. My current motherboard doesn't even
> support a B: drive! As I need the 3.5 inch drive as my A: drive this
> means I'll need to keep an older PC around just to deal with 5.25
> floppies. But how many people have room or even want
On Jan 20, 2004, at 3:35 PM, Jim Leonard wrote:
Edward Franks wrote:
It is going to get even worse. My current motherboard doesn't
even support a B: drive!
What motherboard?
Asus P4C800 Deluxe. When I updated my PC this summer I went for one
of the 800 MHz front side bus motherboards. No
Myself, I've still got a handy Teac 'combo' 3.5/5.25 drive which I
picked up maybe 5 years ago for about $50. It worked great and only
needed a floppy cable with a single connector, and even supports
swapping drive A and B with jumpers (if the BIOS doesnt allow this). So
you can imagine how p
On Jan 20, 2004, at 2:48 PM, Lee K. Seitz wrote:
[Snip]
On this list or in the general population? 8) I think you'll find
most of this list has some older hardware tucked away for just such
occasions.
I was mainly thinking of the average gamer. For people like us I take
it as a given we have mu
Lee K. Seitz wrote:
I'm curious, though. How many people here with older hardware keep it
set up all the time, network it with their current systems, and/or use
KVM switches to reduce the clutter?
I have a "worktable" that I use for building/repairing stuff, and that's
where the 286 sits along wi
Per-Olof Karlsson wrote:
I recently built a new machine and attempted to get an old dual drive
like this working but couldn't :-( Light was constantly on, like the
cable was bad. I'll try again.
That does sound like a bad cable, or even a good cable turned 180 degrees.
Bad cable. Turned it 1
Actually, I realized that I accidentally already gave out enough info to
figure out who I'm talking about. The person is a fairly high profile trader
on gametz, but he deals mostly in CD-ROM games. The game in question was
(don't cringe, C.E.) Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2.
Stuart
-Original
>I recently built a new machine and attempted to get an old dual drive
>like this working but couldn't :-( Light was constantly on, like the
>cable was bad. I'll try again.
That does sound like a bad cable, or even a good cable turned 180 degrees.
- Peo
Lee K. Seitz wrote:
I would hope anyone interested in vintage games would be knowledgable
enough about the item(s) they want to know what format(s) it was
available on and ask if they knew it came on more than one. It was
very rude for them to give you negative feedback without e-mailing you
first
Edward Franks wrote:
It is going to get even worse. My current motherboard doesn't even
support a B: drive!
What motherboard?
> As I need the 3.5 inch drive as my A: drive this
Do you really? While I get nervous thinking about not having a floppy
drive in my machine, it is entirely poss
Per-Olof Karlsson wrote:
There used to be floppy drives you could connect to the parallel port.. Try
looking for one of these, I'm sure they'll work just fine even today. :)
Not for the copy-protection on older games, they won't...
--
Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
World's largest electronic gamin
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
"The value of a 5.25 set
is considerably less than 3.5s."
..to HIM, because he only wanted to play the game. Not to collectors.
Read on:
What is
the opinion of the people on this list regarding a game that came in two
versions: one on 5.25 inch disks and one on 3.5 inch
As, poeple have already mentioned, 3.5" may be more useful, but it's obvious that
5.25" is more "valuable." Look at the games that sell for the most on eBay (we're
talking $500 - $2000 range). They're all 5.25" or cassette. Ask the guy if he has a
cassette drive :-).
Hugh
-Original Mess
Edward Franks stated:
>
> It is going to get even worse. My current motherboard doesn't even
>support a B: drive! As I need the 3.5 inch drive as my A: drive this
>means I'll need to keep an older PC around just to deal with 5.25
>floppies. But how many people have room or even want an
Feldhamer, Stuart stated:
>
>Did I do something wrong here? More generally, what is
>the opinion of the people on this list regarding a game that came in two
>versions: one on 5.25 inch disks and one on 3.5 inch disks? Are the 3.5 inch
>disks more valuable?
I don't know that one is more valuable t
I have been trying to find an external 5.25 drive for use on my laptop for
some time. If anyone has a lead on one of these things, please let me know.
Thanks,
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: Per-Olof Karlsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 2:02 PM
To: [EMAIL P
There used to be floppy drives you could connect to the parallel port.. Try
looking for one of these, I'm sure they'll work just fine even today. :)
There are also quite recent thingies that let you connect a 3.5" drive via
USB, could be an alternative too (having a 5.25" internally and a 3.5" via
On Jan 20, 2004, at 12:26 PM, Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
[Snip]
I got no response. Did I do something wrong here? More generally, what
is
the opinion of the people on this list regarding a game that came in
two
versions: one on 5.25 inch disks and one on 3.5 inch disks? Are the
3.5 inch
disks more
What do you all think of this:
I made a trade with someone on the game trading zone for a particular game.
I won't tell you which one so you won't try to figure out who it was.
Anyway, I described the condition of the game I was sending in some detail.
We made the trade, and then noticed that the
A lot of times when they say that they are lying. I've bought items where it
supposedly was just opened to look inside or whatever, and stuff turned out
to be missing.
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:26 PM
To: Sof
Even I cringed when I read this description:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&item=3069631145&category=11030
Given the seller's handle, I was amused by the graded mint scale ('gem
mint'), too. Perhaps MobyScale 2.0 could add precious stones as
qualifiers for each grade. Di
On Jan 19, 2004, at 11:21 PM, Jim Leonard wrote:
Just saw
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&item=3072836862&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 on ebay if anyone
is interested. This pertains to our "you mean InfoComic #4 is rare?"
discussion we had recently.
Shhh! I was hoping to keep
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