Re: What about an Apple Gamebase ?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Laurent writes ...
> 
> Hello.
> I'm new to this group and a Google Usenet search didn't give 
> anything so I'm asking the question. I'm really impressed about
> what the Commodore 64 community did with Gamebase 64 database. 
> The Sinclair Spectrum, Atari ST communities are also using
> James Burrows MS Access database. Wouldn't it be nice making a 
> database about Apple II gaming? I have fond memories about
> playing Snapper, Epoch, Stellar 7, Skyfox, Aztec, Lode Runner, 
> Drol, Ta�pan, Crypt of Medea... but I'm no Apple II specialist.
> Best regards.
> 
> Laurent


     Neat sounding idea. Dr. Tom was interested in creating something like
that on his Cabi-net site back in the late 1990's. So were Modus (Asimov) and
Celt (Tarnover). 

     The main reason something like a comprehensive Apple II and IIgs
gamebase didn't happen years ago is that every time someone started to put
one together the person was attacked as a "pirate". In some cases, the sites
were also hacked into and wrecked.

     Maybe today it's doable. In the mean time, we shall muddle along with
multiply redundant game and docs/hints/solves/cheat/crack sites-- works
pretty well. We have flexibility and variety; plus, there's plenty of backup.

     For links to Apple II/IIgs game and game info sites, see the FAQs:

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs7GAMESITES.html
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/Formatted/Csa21MAIN3.txt
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.sys.apple2/



Rubywand