Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-29 Thread Jim Leonard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > FYI, I also include some games in the flatbox line that aren't really flat: Bard's >Tale 2, Robot Rascals and Radio Baseball are examples. The dimensions are the same >except for the depth, which is about 1/2" thick. These aren't "folders" but they >fall in the

Re: Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread hughfalk
Folio can describe many different types of boxes: early Infocoms, SSG games, etc. I like Square Folders better. Or we could use an acromym: EASF8X8F :-) FYI, I also include some games in the flatbox line that aren't really flat: Bard's Tale 2, Robot Rascals and Radio Baseball are example

Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread Jim Leonard
"C.E. Forman" wrote: > > I call 'em either "flat folders" or "square folders", sometimes clarifying > with "EA" > as a prefix. So far, "square folders" seems to be the best one (most accurate and least goofy-sounding). But it's not as cool as "flatbox", so I guess I'm still searching. I think

Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread Jim Leonard
"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] boldly stated: > > > >Well according to my GM, > > GM? > > >Sadly EA isn't big on history as a company and has thrown away all of it's older >games and lore. > > That seems to be true of most companies, doesn't it? (The ones that > are still around

Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread Jim Leonard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Well according to my GM, I'm the foremost authority on old computer software at EA >so I say they're called flat boxes...that's what I've always called them :-) That's right -- I keep forgetting you work at EA. Well, could you give Nancy Fong a ring? :-) If anyon

Re: Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread hughfalk
Sorry, General Manager (of our particular studio. I've got to stop using TLAs (Two/Three Letter Acronyms). Hugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] boldly stated: > >Well according to my GM, GM? >Sadly EA isn't big on history as a company and has thrown away all of it's older >gam

Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread Lee K. Seitz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] boldly stated: > >Well according to my GM, GM? >Sadly EA isn't big on history as a company and has thrown away all of it's older >games and lore. That seems to be true of most companies, doesn't it? (The ones that are still around, that is.) I know when Activision did it's

Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread hughfalk
Well according to my GM, I'm the foremost authority on old computer software at EA so I say they're called flat boxes...that's what I've always called them :-) Sadly EA isn't big on history as a company and has thrown away all of it's older games and lore. Hugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jus

Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread C.E. Forman
I call 'em either "flat folders" or "square folders", sometimes clarifying with "EA" as a prefix. - Original Message - From: Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 10:10 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums? > Just what is