12 Oct
1998
12 Oct
'98
3:57 p.m.
On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Marvin wrote:
Does anyone on this list collect software, and if so,
what is considered
desireable software to collect?
The obvious packages like the original Visicalc for the Apple, Lotus for
the PC. There was a huge burst of interest on the Apple2 newsgroups last
year in the original Ultima's, with the first Ultima in the original
packaging with all the pieces fetching up to $300.
Software is certainly collectable. How are you going to run all your
collectable machines without it?
On a similar note, is there any value to collecting
software for the Apple
II series or the C-64 series of computers? It seems like that type of
software is almost throwaway (and that is a shame.)
Well, good. The more other people throw away, the more my library of
Apple II software will be worth. I collect any and all software I find,
for any platform, and on any medium. Its a definite part of the history,
and collecting the machines but ignoring the software is, in my opinion,
foolish.
A lot of programs, especially the earlier Apple II and Commodore software,
was not published in mass numbers like you have these days. Maybe 5,000 -
20,000 was typical for the biggest hits (the rest of the people got copies
:)
Having early software with the original manual and packaging will be a
critical part of any collection in the future as it adds breadth to
systems in the collection.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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