Re: A proposal

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Joe Kohn writes ...
> 
> Currently, Shareware Solutions II has more than 1,200 Apple II products
> available.
> 
> There are so many Apple II products available from SSII, it would be simply
> impossible to create and maintain an up-to-date list of it all. ....
> 
> That said, information on 90% of it, or maybe even 95% of it, is available
> at http://www.crl.com/~joko
> 
> The vast majority of all Apple II software available from SSII falls into
> the dirt cheap category. There are commercial games for the IIe available,
> in the original unopened shrink wrapped packaging, available for as little
> as $5, and IIGS shrink-wrapped games for as little as $10. And, there's
> brand new boxes of commercial software that used to cost upwards of $100 now
> available for as little as $20.
> 
> If you haven't been to the SSII Home Pages, check 'em out.
> 

     Good idea! It is much better to have an original copy of most wares. For 
example, an adventure game package will include stuff like a commands card and 
manual which can add a lot to the fun of play; and, the box is a handy place 
to keep your maps, notes, etc..

     We shall, perhaps, continue to disagree upon the value of Asimov. You may 
view it as something of a "pirate site". Many-- possibly most-- ][ users see 
Asimov as the one reasonably comprehensive archive of out-of-print ][ wares, a 
handy place to obtain replacements for copy-protected original disks which 
fail, and an essential resource for Apple ][ emmulator users.

     Why not, each month, upload a text file listing of your wares and prices 
to Ground, Apple2.Caltech, and Asimov? If users can easily check a printout 
and see that 'the real thing' (in a neat box with manuals, maps, etc.) is 
available at a sane price, they are more likely to place an order.

 
Rubywand