> I remember the guy that runs the Origin Museum claiming that there are > four of the original twelve currently known to exist. Since that is > one of his specialties I see no reason to doubt him.
I certainly don't mean to doubt this claim either, Joe Garrity is probably the most knowledgeable person on the subject. I've been talking to him several times but never got around to ask him about the Computerland Akalabeths, so I didn't know that he confirmed this many copies. My understanding has been that only one copy was verified to exist. Looks like research has since yielded a few more. I know that Byron Blystone has been launching an investigation into Akalabeth recently, and dug up some more details in the process. Joe and Byron are two more guys that really ought to be on this list! Jim, how many people have subscribed to the list so far? I'm curious if there are a lot of lurkers :) /Alexander -----Original Message----- From: Edward Franks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 5:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings On Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 08:07 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote: [Snip] > It's obviously futile to debate the value of this game. I'd call it a > safe > bet though it would fetch a princely sum on eBay. Personally I wouldn't > hesitate to put down serious money myself, I'm actually keeping some > substantial funds aside for the day a Drash should come along. 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. > > As for the Computerland Aks, I'm not so sure anymore if there really > are > more around than Drashs. Only if you count those Akalabeths assembled > recently from parts, and their number will increase further as Richard > is handing them out in exchange for small favors ;) I remember the guy that runs the Origin Museum claiming that there are four of the original twelve currently known to exist. Since that is one of his specialties I see no reason to doubt him. > In any case, Drash must be worth less than one of the Twelve > Akalabeths, > with just a few copies of both titles around it's the significance that > counts, not their exact number. I'd say Akalabeth had a _slightly_ > greater > impact on the history of computer games. No, if you said Ultima III or IV, I would agree with you. However, Akalabeth is only important in that it lead to Ultima. It was the Ultimas that everyone tried to imitate. -- Edward Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
