Re: Cnet Article on Abandonware

["Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paulrsm@ameritech.net>]

Eric Shepherd <sheppy@sheppyware.net> wrote:
> Quantum_Cat at anonymous@cotse.com wrote:
> > Uh... Wasn't Doom shareware?
> Yes, DOOM was shareware.  In fact, DOOM was largely responsible for
creating
> the now-common trend of releasing functional but limited demos of games
for
> download or inexpensive purchase on disk, to convince people to purchase
the
> full product.

Minor quibble.  Before DOOM, ID Software used the same technique 
with their Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3D games.  I'd say that
Wolfenstein 3D created the demand for DOOM, which created the
demand for Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Heretic...

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Paul R. Santa-Maria
Ann Arbor, Michigan  USA
paulrsm@ameritech.net