"Software" is sometimes more than just a random collection of 1s and 0s (was Re: fair price for apple articles)

From: pavl <pzachary_at_sasquatch.com>
Date: Fri Mar 7 09:01:00 2003

Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> --- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com> wrote:
I happen to have several of the infocom games for RT-11
(infidel,planetfall,enchanter,deadline,suspended, )
they are fun to take for a spin from time to time

who is familiar with "the warp factor", released only(I'm told) for the
apple II and atari 800+. Basically a cut-down Star Fleet Battles clone
for the computer, one of my favorites but I can't seem to make an image
or find it for the Atari...

The ultima sets are really cool, I think I have the set (the first is
the re-issue for the apple) , how many were there?

Pavl_


> > On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> >
> > > This is especially important if any of the titles are from Infocom...
> >
> > Indeed, Infocom games can represent a whole subclass of collecting.
>
> Yep.
>
> > I've got Zork on 8" disk in the original packaging for CP/M systems ;)
>
> Cool! My oldest Zork is the edition published by Personal Software
> for the TRS-80. It's the only reason I want to have one (well...
> that plus we had a Model III and Model IV at my high school - they
> were replaced by Rainbows, but that's a different story).
>
> I didn't buy it (nothing to run it on at the time), but I remember
> seeing the RT-11 version of either Starcross or Planetfall (RX01)
> on the wall at the Digital Store in Downtown Columbus, c. 1984.
>
> > Exactly my point. The maps that came with each Ultima are also an
> > example.
>
> Them, too. I'm sure there's lots of examples in the gaming world.
>
> -ethan
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