rapoza609 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I recently came upon a large lot of Adam stuff. I'm not too familiar with the Adam, does anyone know if any of this is a good find? I know the disk drives are a little hard to find. The lot had 8 different 3rd party Adam computer books from the 80's. There were 2 vintage "I *heart* Adam" pins Hardware: Adam link modem with data packs and manual 2 disk drives wit power cords, connection cords manuals and disk manager software. Boxed Games: 2010 text adventure game Family Feud A.E. and Chop lifter double pack Zaxxon Donkey Kong Dragons Lair There are also a whole container of loose games on floppy disks. These are all copies and not original games. Temple of ApShai Jeopardy Hard hat mack Pinball construction set Trolls tale Front line super game Venture Frogger 2 Chuck Norris Blockade runner Video hustler Evolution Cabbage patch kids Donkey kong Jr Super subroc Also there are at leaSt 50 to 100 formatted blank floppy disks There are also 20 or so Adam Data sets with some games. They all came in two flip open plastic cases. One cassette is labled Fantasy Gamer. Boxed educational software: Wacky word games Richard Scary best electronic word book Flash facts: American history Flash facts: words Flash facts: entertainment trivia Flash card maker Expertise Home helper software: Recipe filer Smart filer Letters and forms Address book filer (with the auto dialer) Adam Calc Programming software: Smart logo CP/M 2.2 and assembler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 There's a couple of resident Coleco experts here that'll tell you what's what, but are you sure all of those disks are for the Adam? Was not aware Pinball Construction Set and a few others were ever released for the system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapoza609 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm not sure if the CP/M will let it run other software but it's definitely for the Adam. This guy had a massive Adam collection. I bought an Adam Demo cartridge from his collection as well. Only thing I didn't buy was his actual Adam computer which was upgraded and had 2 data drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapoza609 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 The pinball construction set is on a desk labled: Adam public domain software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The pinball construction set is on a desk labled: Adam public domain software. Well, I'll be dipped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 There's a couple of resident Coleco experts here that'll tell you what's what, but are you sure all of those disks are for the Adam? Was not aware Pinball Construction Set and a few others were ever released for the system... P.C.S. was part of "The Best of Electronic Arts" with the other game being Hard Hat Mack. It was never officially released by Coleco, but approval was given by Coleco higher-ups to release it and other completed but not commercially released titles (SubRoc Super Game, Troll's Tale, etc.) freely to the ADAM community in late 1985. The only stipulation Coleco placed on these games distribution via Public Domain was that all copyright info had to be removed from the title screens, etc. and this is why you see some versions with the original copyright info and others with this info hacked out and replaced with text such as "demo, released to the public domain". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 PBCS was part of the unreleased Best of EA. It also includes Hard Hat Mack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapoza609 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 I can't wait to hook up the disk drives and try these games out. Hopefully the drives work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The Disk Drives are worth at least $150 each especially if they can be verified to be in working condition. Auctions for working drives can fetch even more. All the boxed ADAM games are pretty rare, but the two items that would bring A LOT of interest are the boxed Zaxxon and Donkey Kong... if these are in fact the ADAM Super Games that come in the Arcade Cabinet style boxes. There are a lot of people looking for these and an auction could bring some serious scratch. The other ADAM software (educational and application titles) don't usually bring a lot of interest except from people trying to complete their collection. All the loose disks and data packs are just copies of software, but there is always interest in these and you might be surprised by the activity an auction on these will bring. People even buy these just to repurpose the disks and data packs. CP/M 2.2 is an alternate Operating System that the ADAM can run and opens it up to the 100s of thousands of programs released for CP/M... the precursor to MS-DOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapoza609 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Wow, thanks. That helps a lot. The Zaxxon and Donkey kong are the super games in the arcade style boxes. It's cool to finally see the conveyor belt stage. The box to donkey kong Jr as well as the Manual were in the lot too but no game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartpc27 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) You lucky bastard. Great find! I'd love to come across a disk drive without paying an arm and a leg for it. Also, Super Donkey Kong (the one on tape, I assume that is what you got).... man, that's one of the super data packs I'd really love to get my hands on! Wherever did you find all this stuff? Edited November 2, 2015 by mozartpc27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 P.C.S. was part of "The Best of Electronic Arts" with the other game being Hard Hat Mack. It was never officially released by Coleco, but approval was given by Coleco higher-ups to release it and other completed but not commercially released titles (SubRoc Super Game, Troll's Tale, etc.) freely to the ADAM community in late 1985. The only stipulation Coleco placed on these games distribution via Public Domain was that all copyright info had to be removed from the title screens, etc. and this is why you see some versions with the original copyright info and others with this info hacked out and replaced with text such as "demo, released to the public domain". Does anyone know if the SubRoc Super Game ROM been posted somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Does anyone know if the SubRoc Super Game ROM been posted somewhere. The disk and data pack versions in image file format for use with emulators or utility programs to transfer back to an ADAM media format have been available since the mid-1990s. If what you are talking about is the conversion to CV cartridge released by Team Pixelboy last year, then the answer is NO, the rom image has not been released and probably will not for a number of years as he will be producing more CIBs depending on the demand especially with a new run of 200 SGMs nearing completion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapoza609 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 I got the stuff at a local store near me. The owner bought a huge colecovision, adam, and Intellivision collection off of a collector. Everything is boxed and in pristine condition. Oddly enough, I just found a Boxed disk drive on Craigslist too. Came with a bunch of games too. All the original Styrofoam and manuals are with it. The box graphics and condition are good but the glue seems to have let go, so the box isn't staying together. Does anyone know of a particular glue I can use to fix it up that won't damage the box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) The box graphics and condition are good but the glue seems to have let go, so the box isn't staying together. Does anyone know of a particular glue I can use to fix it up that won't damage the box? I use two kinds of glue for this: There's a Martha Stewart glue pen (both ball point and plastic tip). This is very liquidy and blue, but dries pretty clear. Great for paper products. Use sparingly, and test on a throw-away project first. You'll need to learn how to throttle the glue from the pen. 3M Super 77 Spray Glue. Someone recommended this in another thread, possibly in an entirely different sub-forum here at AtariAge. This stuff is incredibly awesome, super duper strong, and works like a miracle. Again, you have to learn how to use this very sparingly and you have to learn to throttle the spray head. I also strongly recommend masking the areas that you'll be spraying. A lot of people swear by glue sticks for repairing boxes and labels, but when you learn to use Super 77 right, it's the best there is. I use both of these to repair torn boxes where the graphics are separated from the cardstock main, hence my suggestions on how to use them. Edited November 25, 2015 by phattyboombatty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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