May 23 2005
Collector to sell world’s largest horde of classic computer software
A 175,000-piece collection of classic computer software, including many rare and sought-after titles, will be offered at auction June 16th on eBay.
The collection contains approximately 20,000 separate titles, more than half of them pre-1990. It includes a nearly complete line of early products from Accolade, Activision, Epyx, Infocom, LucasArts, Microprose, Origin Systems, Taito, and Virgin.
Most of the items in this collection were designed for a specific kind of home computer: Apple II, Amiga, Atari, Commodore 64, Coco, CP/M, Mac, PC, ST, TI, Timex, TRS-80, Commodore Vic-20. More than 60% of the pieces in the collection are brand-new and sealed in their original packaging.
Check out Eli’s Software Encyclopedia for details.
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