Adam, I'll risk my ignorance of this particular 1970's board game, to speak up. Without going on about the history of board games; There were any number of "computer" card-game or board-game products in the 1970's and 80's, also earlier - why is this one any better than any other? Why is this worth $300? I'm not a game-collector, and I certainly don't take an eBay description at face value. But I know FORTRAN, and I don't see much "FORTRAN" about this game, from the eBay auction photos. I dont' want to give Adam a hard time, if he was simply excited to see such a thing and was sharing his excitement. But I'm left confused by statement like "we really need this... this is a real thing". Does the VCFed Museum now solicit board-games about computers? If so the local thrift stores will produce them; please provide some guidance if you want donations. Do not pass GO, do not pay $300. Regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info
No worries on giving me a hard time. I usually deserve it! No, we don't really need it. But it would be really cool to have as a wall decoration. And, for whatever it is worth, CHM has one and it is catalogued as part of their collection. (Not that we have to have everything they have, of course). Although, now that I know there were a number of computer card/board games in the 70s and 80s... any suggestions for others? That would be a neat exhibit down the line. On 2/11/2020 4:12 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Adam, I'll risk my ignorance of this particular 1970's board game, to speak up. Without going on about the history of board games; There were any number of "computer" card-game or board-game products in the 1970's and 80's, also earlier - why is this one any better than any other? Why is this worth $300? I'm not a game-collector, and I certainly don't take an eBay description at face value. But I know FORTRAN, and I don't see much "FORTRAN" about this game, from the eBay auction photos.
I dont' want to give Adam a hard time, if he was simply excited to see such a thing and was sharing his excitement. But I'm left confused by statement like "we really need this... this is a real thing". Does the VCFed Museum now solicit board-games about computers? If so the local thrift stores will produce them; please provide some guidance if you want donations. Do not pass GO, do not pay $300.
Regards, Herb Johnson
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