Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-04-01 Thread Jim Leonard
Along these lines, has anyone MP3'd this yet? I'd like to hear some samples. Marco Thorek wrote: IIRC some copy protections try to read if they are loading from a commercially pressed CD or a burned CD. CDs contain information on who the manufacturer was, what kind of dye was used, what kind of

Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-04-01 Thread Marco Thorek
IIRC some copy protections try to read if they are loading from a commercially pressed CD or a burned CD. CDs contain information on who the manufacturer was, what kind of dye was used, what kind of media it is, etc. So this tool here might be helpful to distinguish if what you got is the real de

Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-04-01 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Joe wrote: >I too have found another 'sealed' copy of 'Origin Audio CD-Volume 1' (I bought it off of Ebay in Q4 of 2003).  >I now have two.  I also know someone else (Ben Lesnick) who got a 'sealed' copy as well (he got it from Ebay in >Q4 of 2003).   Yes you probably got them from the same perso

Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread Howard Feldman
While on the subject, does any one have the 'Dungeon Master Album' which was advertised in the ST/Amiga DungeonMaster game? It was supposedly a music CD as well. I've never seen it so far, so does it exist? I have seen the Sierra Lounge cassette once (Roland music from various early Sierra games

Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread C.E. Forman
My initial thoughts on this...   Were the two sealeds on eBay in Q4 2003 from the same seller?  Watch the ID(s) to see if they list more.   Silver-base CD or green/red/blue (obvious CD-R)?  If there's a back insert, probably no way to tell w/o cracking the wrap.  Silver doesn't mean it's not

Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread Edward Franks
On Mar 30, 2004, at 7:02 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote: [Snip] And one day, it does. Shrinkwrapped. Brand new. I open it up (what an heresy!) and discover it to be as good as I imagined it. Is the search over? No. One isn't enough. In the following period of time (weeks? months?) I got my hands on th

Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread ommail
"HOLY GUACAMOLE!" ...and congratulations, Pedro! For those who don't know what it is, this is the infamous 'Origin Audio CD-Volume 1'. It is one of the rarest Origin items to acquire, due to it's strange beginnings...A little history is in order here: Back in 1990, Origin was in it's glory

RE: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread Feldhamer, Stuart
L PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: RE: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found "Feldhamer, Stuart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 30-03-2004 16:03 Solicita-se resposta a

RE: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
                Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: RE: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found "Feldhamer, Stuart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 30-03-2004 16:03 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Pedro,   Is the soundtrac

Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread AvatarTom
In a message dated 03/30/2004 9:04:24 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd seen it on ebay several times. I even saw it in a store once but wasn't too interested. Probably not that particular one Stuart, there are a few Origin soundtracks, that one is hard to find. Tom Visit

RE: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread Feldhamer, Stuart
Pedro,   Is the soundtrack really that rare? Since hearing about it on this list, I'd seen it on ebay several times. I even saw it in a store once but wasn't too interested.   Stuart -Original Message-From: MASTER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Pedro QuaresmaSent: Tues

[SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hello list, I have this theory: I know I will find, cheap (I have the principle of not paying more than $50 per computer game), all the items I'd really like to have in my Ultima collection. Time has proven that I'm right. It has happened so far with the Ultima items I'm most proud of, like the