Re: OT: Apple II archives and disk media

[Michael J. Schülke <news0308@mjschuelke.de>]

M. Pender wrote:
> It occurred to me the other day that if all the files on the major Apple II
> archive sites (Asimov, Fairway, etc.) were combined, all of the Apple II
> software would probably fit within 10 GB of disk space.

It's probably much less. We discussed something similar in c.s.cbm some 
time ago, and the result was (IIRC) that 	all major archives combined 
would fit on three CD-Rs[1]. Bear in mind that a compressed disk image 
is usually less than 100k, so that a CD-R can contain at least 7000 disk 
images. 

Given that the amount of software for the Apple II is probably less than 
that for the C-64/C-128 (I really don't want to start a flamewar here -- 
correct me if I'm wrong), you should expect 1 to 2 GB, not 10. 

> The C-One would be pretty appealing if it shipped with a copy of every
> Commodore-64 title ever released.

I doubt that any sane person would try to officially market such a 
compilation -- there are too many copyright and trademark problems 
involved. Shipping it with the C-1 would jeopardize the entire project. 

Regards,
Michael 

 
[1] A funet distribution already exists on CD; Steppe is currently 
compiling the other two CDs.