Moose

While traveling the net, watching eBay, etc, I have amassed quite a
large collection of game boxes scans, incl. contents, disks, etc.
i.e. just pictures of everything. I am also collecting scans of Apple
book covers.

Basically, I'm collecting all of the pictures I see for anything Apple
1, ][, ///, and even GS related. So far, I have more than 42 MB of
images in 660+ files.

In the meantime, while the collecting is going on, it's all just
sitting on my hard-drive (& backed up).

Wondering if anyone else out there is also collecting this stuff ?
Has anyone set-up a web / ftp site for it ?

If there is no web / ftp site already for this stuff, then eventually
it will probably be uploaded to Asimov (if they want it) or somewhere
else.

If collecting this stuff is beginning now, then one thing we need to
agree is a naming convention for the files. I'd like to propose:

<game name> - <publisher> <year> - <item type> <sequence number
(optional)>

For example:

AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - back.jpg
AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - disk.jpg
AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - front.jpg
AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 -
contents.jpg

If I have multiple different images for each item, then I tack a
sequence number on the end, for example:

Alge Blaster Math Software - Davidson & Associates Inc 1986 - contents
01.jpg
Alge Blaster Math Software - Davidson & Associates Inc 1986 - contents
02.jpg


At this stage, I'm just collecting the best, highest-res pictures I
can find. I'm not doing any cropping, rotating, tidying up on the
images - that will probably come later.

Anyone want to help / pool our resources and work on this together ?
Especially looking for people who also like to keep an eye on
eBay .... Anyone like this idea of collecting all of this stuff ?
Anyone want to join in ? Anyone own original games / boxes that they
can scan ? Anyone have any scans they can add to the collection ?
Anyone suggest where we should pool our material until it is ready for
uploading to a final home (like Asimov) ? Ideally, somewhere with FTP
read/write/erase access.

I've suggested several projects like this in the past. e.g. for
collecting disk images of original games (without cracker intros,
etc). Sadly, most people at the time "shouted down" this project.

Moose
__________________________________________________ __
Moose's Software Valley - Established July, 1996.
WEB: http://move.to/moose
__________________________________________________ __

David Schmidt

On 11/27/2011 10:04 PM, Moose wrote:
> If there is no web / ftp site already for this stuff, then eventually
> it will probably be uploaded to Asimov (if they want it) or somewhere
> else.

There are some 'image collection' files on Asimov - I haven't looked at
them myself, but they might contain some of what you're after:
../documentation/misc/APPLE II software cover collection.zip
../documentation/games/misc/APPLE II game cover collection.zip

> If collecting this stuff is beginning now, then one thing we need to
> agree is a naming convention for the files. I'd like to propose:

This site might be of interest to you - it already lists game
publishers, platforms, and titles with a naming convention of their own:
http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/list.html

[trimmed followups to c.s.a2]

roughana

On Nov 29, 4:47*am, David Schmidt <schmi...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> > If collecting this stuff is beginning now, then one thing we need to
> > agree is a naming convention for the files. *I'd like to propose:
>
> This site might be of interest to you - it already lists game
> publishers, platforms, and titles with a naming convention of their own:http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/list.html

More collections:
http://www.applearchives.com/apple-i...entation-box-/
http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/apple2/

Regards,
Andrew

Marc S. Ressl

On Nov 28, 12:04*am, Moose <kinkapa...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> While traveling the net, watching eBay, etc, I have amassed quite a
> large collection of game boxes scans, incl. contents, disks, etc.
> i.e. just pictures of everything. *I am also collecting scans of Apple
> book covers.
>
> Basically, I'm collecting all of the pictures I see for anything Apple
> 1, ][, ///, and even GS related. *So far, I have more than 42 MB of
> images in 660+ files.
>
> In the meantime, while the collecting is going on, it's all just
> sitting on my hard-drive (& backed up).
>
> Wondering if anyone else out there is also collecting this stuff ?
> Has anyone set-up a web / ftp site for it ?
>
> If there is no web / ftp site already for this stuff, then eventually
> it will probably be uploaded to Asimov (if they want it) or somewhere
> else.
>
> If collecting this stuff is beginning now, then one thing we need to
> agree is a naming convention for the files. *I'd like to propose:
>
> <game name> - <publisher> <year> - <item type> <sequence number
> (optional)>
>
> For example:
>
> AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - back.jpg
> AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - disk.jpg
> AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - front.jpg
> AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 -
> contents.jpg
>
> If I have multiple different images for each item, then I tack a
> sequence number on the end, for example:
>
> Alge Blaster Math Software - Davidson & Associates Inc 1986 - contents
> 01.jpg
> Alge Blaster Math Software - Davidson & Associates Inc 1986 - contents
> 02.jpg
>
> At this stage, I'm just collecting the best, highest-res pictures I
> can find. *I'm not doing any cropping, rotating, tidying up on the
> images - that will probably come later.
>
> Anyone want to help / pool our resources and work on this together ?
> Especially looking for people who also like to keep an eye on
> eBay .... *Anyone like this idea of collecting all of this stuff ?
> Anyone want to join in ? *Anyone own original games / boxes that they
> can scan ? *Anyone have any scans they can add to the collection ?
> Anyone suggest where we should pool our material until it is ready for
> uploading to a final home (like Asimov) ? *Ideally, somewhere with FTP
> read/write/erase access.
>
> I've suggested several projects like this in the past. *e.g. for
> collecting disk images of original games (without cracker intros,
> etc). *Sadly, most people at the time "shouted down" this project.
>
> Moose
> __________________________________________________ __
> *Moose's Software Valley - Established July, 1996.
> *WEB:http://move.to/moose
> __________________________________________________ __

Hi there,

thanks for all the work you are doing!

If it's related to hardware, don't hesitate to contact me. I'm
maintaining the Apple II Documentation Project, and any kind of
addition (hardware-related) is welcome!

mirrors.apple2.org.za/Apple%20II%20Documentation%20Project/

Marc.-

Moose

On Dec 1, 6:13*pm, "Marc S. Ressl" <mre...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 28, 12:04*am, Moose <kinkapa...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > While traveling the net, watching eBay, etc, I have amassed quite a
> > large collection of game boxes scans, incl. contents, disks, etc.
> > i.e. just pictures of everything. *I am also collecting scans of Apple
> > book covers.
>
> > Basically, I'm collecting all of the pictures I see for anything Apple
> > 1, ][, ///, and even GS related. *So far, I have more than 42 MB of
> > images in 660+ files.
>
> > In the meantime, while the collecting is going on, it's all just
> > sitting on my hard-drive (& backed up).
>
> > Wondering if anyone else out there is also collecting this stuff ?
> > Has anyone set-up a web / ftp site for it ?
>
> > If there is no web / ftp site already for this stuff, then eventually
> > it will probably be uploaded to Asimov (if they want it) or somewhere
> > else.
>
> > If collecting this stuff is beginning now, then one thing we need to
> > agree is a naming convention for the files. *I'd like to propose:
>
> > <game name> - <publisher> <year> - <item type> <sequence number
> > (optional)>
>
> > For example:
>
> > AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - back.jpg
> > AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - disk.jpg
> > AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 - front.jpg
> > AlienGame (UNKNOWN NAME) - Southwestern Data Systems 1981 -
> > contents.jpg
>
> > If I have multiple different images for each item, then I tack a
> > sequence number on the end, for example:
>
> > Alge Blaster Math Software - Davidson & Associates Inc 1986 - contents
> > 01.jpg
> > Alge Blaster Math Software - Davidson & Associates Inc 1986 - contents
> > 02.jpg
>
> > At this stage, I'm just collecting the best, highest-res pictures I
> > can find. *I'm not doing any cropping, rotating, tidying up on the
> > images - that will probably come later.
>
> > Anyone want to help / pool our resources and work on this together ?
> > Especially looking for people who also like to keep an eye on
> > eBay .... *Anyone like this idea of collecting all of this stuff ?
> > Anyone want to join in ? *Anyone own original games / boxes that they
> > can scan ? *Anyone have any scans they can add to the collection ?
> > Anyone suggest where we should pool our material until it is ready for
> > uploading to a final home (like Asimov) ? *Ideally, somewhere with FTP
> > read/write/erase access.
>
> > I've suggested several projects like this in the past. *e.g. for
> > collecting disk images of original games (without cracker intros,
> > etc). *Sadly, most people at the time "shouted down" this project.
>
> > Moose
> > __________________________________________________ __
> > *Moose's Software Valley - Established July, 1996.
> > *WEB:http://move.to/moose
> > __________________________________________________ __
>
> Hi there,
>
> thanks for all the work you are doing!
>
> If it's related to hardware, don't hesitate to contact me. I'm
> maintaining the Apple II Documentation Project, and any kind of
> addition (hardware-related) is welcome!
>
> mirrors.apple2.org.za/Apple%20II%20Documentation%20Project/
>
> Marc.-

OK, thanks Marc, will do.

Moose

On Nov 29, 3:47*am, David Schmidt <schmi...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> On 11/27/2011 10:04 PM, Moose wrote:
>
> > If there is no web / ftp site already for this stuff, then eventually
> > it will probably be uploaded to Asimov (if they want it) or somewhere
> > else.
>
> There are some 'image collection' files on Asimov - I haven't looked at
> them myself, but they might contain some of what you're after:
> ./documentation/misc/APPLE II software cover collection.zip
> ./documentation/games/misc/APPLE II game cover collection.zip

Thanks David, I've checked these out and can add a ton of new stuff to
these.

I'll upload ZIPs to ASIMOV with the new stuff in the future, and use
names based on the above. e.g. APPLE II game cover collection 02.zip,
APPLE II game cover collection 03.zip

Moose

On Nov 29, 9:17*pm, roughana <andrew.roug...@writeme.com> wrote:
> On Nov 29, 4:47*am, David Schmidt <schmi...@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> > > If collecting this stuff is beginning now, then one thing we need to
> > > agree is a naming convention for the files. *I'd like to propose:
>
> > This site might be of interest to you - it already lists game
> > publishers, platforms, and titles with a naming convention of their own:http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/list.html
>
> More collections:http://www.applearchives.com/apple-i.../games/apple2/
>
> Regards,
> Andrew

Thanks Andrew. I'd checked out some of the Apple ][ stuff on
MobyGames. The problem with Moby is they deface every image with
their logo. It's like they think that they own the rights to stuff
they scan (or that other people scan and upload to their web site).
Utter BS.

I'll also check out applearchives and other links.