Re: Original Apple II Akalabeth (Ultima 0) for Sale

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

william strutts asked:

>"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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>> laser dog wrote:
>>
>> >I understand the 11 copies of the original were on cassette tape.  I have
>a
>> >version of Akalabeth that was issued by Progame, this was before
>California
>> >Pacific.
>>
>> No, they were apparently both disk and cassette.  And the original was not
>> "published" by any company, just (c) Richard Garriott.  See:
>>
>> http://www.netassoc.net/ultima/software11.htm
>>
>> for the original disk and cassette labels.
>>
>> -michael
>>
>>  Email:  mjmahon@aol.com
>>  Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/
>
>So when you say that he only sold 12 copies, was that in both
>formats or just the disk format?

I'm no expert (having just learned this by reading a web site in
the last two days), but the statement as it appeared was ambiguous.

I further note that the image of a disk that appears on the site has
a sticker in the corner with the number "12", and Richard says that
he has (at least) one of the disks.  Perhaps the cassette copies
were not included in the "eleven" count?

-michael

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