Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
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Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
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Re: Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
#2This brings back memories I hadn't recalled in a long time.
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#3I am interested but not enough to pay over $1000. I actually hope that some (well all) of this code makes it to the computer history museum.
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#4I am interested but not enough to pay over $1000. I actually hope that some (well all) of this code makes it to the computer history museum.
If rare video game market is anything like I think it is, this will disappear into a jealous "private collector". You'll never ever see the source code because they feel that dumping or providing digital copies of the disks would degrade the value of their collection. And public suffers just a little more under greed and selfishness.
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#5Should have just donated it to archive.org instead of making a quick buck out of it.
Re: Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
#6Should have just donated it to archive.org instead of making a quick buck out of it.
Well you're free to do this bit of charity after buying it yourself.
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#7Leisure Suit Larry was the first game I played as a kid that felt “adult” and “naughty”. Somehow that made it irresistible to my younger self. This brings back some great memories. Thanks for sharing!
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#9I miss typing commands in the classic sierra games. Trying to figure out the right commands and names of items was much more fun than the point and click games that followed. Also you never know when you would stumble upon a joke while saying something ridiculous.
Re: Al Lowe reveals his Sierra source code collection
#10Should have just donated it to archive.org instead of making a quick buck out of it.
Unfortunately, it's still copyrighted and so cannot be legally displayed or distributed by the internet archive for another ~65 years (95 years from publication for copyright to expire). Many of us won't be alive to see this code legally.
The copyright period could also increase again if the law retroactively increases it again.