"Software" is sometimes more than just a random collection of

From: Bryan Pope <bpope_at_wordstock.com>
Date: Thu Mar 6 09:57:01 2003

And thusly Ethan Dicks spake:
>
> Yes, there are copies of "The Lost Treasures of Infocom" for a variety of
> platforms still kicking around, but the reproduction quality of the
> "feelies" is rather poor. I have a complete set of the regular boxes (for
> various CPUs) with a few spares, as well as a couple flavors of TLToI
> (Amiga/PeeCee/floppy/CD-ROM), but none of the older, truely masterful
> packages (like the mask from "Suspended" or the flying saucer from
> "Starcross").
>
> So... in the case of certain titles from certain vendors, don't discount
> the value, historic _or_ otherwise, of the software in decent shape. Yes,
> the "bits" are critical to running it; yes, many, many titles can be
> found on abandonware sites; no, that's not always all that was in the box.
>

One of my favorite types of software packaging is Electronic Art's "record
albums". Really cool artwork plus bios and pics of the programmers.
The games are also fun to play too... ;-)

Cheers,

Bryan
Received on Thu Mar 06 2003 - 09:57:01 GMT