Re: What software are we still looking for?

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 12:12:48 +0200
Message-Id: <13C1002B-3623-46D2-8452-C50A773973F5@wfmh.org.pl>
> On 2017-05-09, at 17:06, groepaz@gmx.net wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday 09 May 2017, 06:15:03 Baltissen, GJPAA (Ruud) 
> <ruud.baltissen@apg.nl> wrote:
>> I started with the C64/128 disks I ran into. But IMHO it is a
>> waste of time to archive disks with games because IMHO 99.9% has been
>> archived already; I only have to mention Arnold.
> 
> ugh. and arnold is infact a perfect example of why preserving more software is 
> a very good idea - its not a very good archive at all. (and far from complete 
> too)
> 
> tons of c64 software is still wanted for that matter, be it games (cracks and 
> originals) or whatever else. (look here for the lists of stuff that is known 
> to exist: ftp://ftp.scs-trc.net/pub/c64/ )
> 
> so please, transfer all of it. if you dont want to do it yourself, get in 
> touch with "the transfer team" ( https://csdb.dk/group/?id=8137 - iirc one of 
> them shows up in maarsen too) and they will do it for you.

Absolutely yes. I couldn't say it better. I can only add that I was once positively surprised that e. g. some of my old cracks, which I lost along with a box of disks one swapper "borrowed" from me, appeared on the net. So please do - maybe the other missing position will reappear one day thanks to that effort.

-- 
SD!


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