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Hey there, Big Tone...
Two questions, if you have the time...
1. Do you have any means of telling exactly when someone actually joined SR, maybe using the membership number?
2. Special Reserve used to be just one part of the club - there was another section, under another name, which I think was more aimed at adventure gamers. I've been racking my brains and I can't remember what it was called - can you enlighten me?
Two questions, if you have the time...
1. Do you have any means of telling exactly when someone actually joined SR, maybe using the membership number?
2. Special Reserve used to be just one part of the club - there was another section, under another name, which I think was more aimed at adventure gamers. I've been racking my brains and I can't remember what it was called - can you enlighten me?
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Hey there, Big Tone...
Two questions, if you have the time...
1. Do you have any means of telling exactly when someone actually joined SR, maybe using the membership number?
2. Special Reserve used to be just one part of the club - there was another section, under another name, which I think was more aimed at adventure gamers. I've been racking my brains and I can't remember what it was called - can you enlighten me?
Two questions, if you have the time...
1. Do you have any means of telling exactly when someone actually joined SR, maybe using the membership number?
2. Special Reserve used to be just one part of the club - there was another section, under another name, which I think was more aimed at adventure gamers. I've been racking my brains and I can't remember what it was called - can you enlighten me?
I am intrigued at the second question...
3) Whatever happened to the Special Reserve web cam?
Duckcam, was it?
3) Whatever happened to the Special Reserve web cam?
Duckcam, was it?
Does anyone remeber when gameing mages had Adventure specific help sections?
Where you'd get clues to adventure game problems...
New Quill based adventures...
and getting out of the Goblins cave in the Hobbit?
Where you'd get clues to adventure game problems...
New Quill based adventures...
and getting out of the Goblins cave in the Hobbit?
> I am intrigued at the second question...
Showing my age now. :-)
The reason I asked about the joining date is because I just had the scary thought that I've been a member of SR since before some of you were born!
Aaaaaarrrggghh! :-(
Showing my age now. :-)
The reason I asked about the joining date is because I just had the scary thought that I've been a member of SR since before some of you were born!
Aaaaaarrrggghh! :-(
You're not THAT old are you wookie!?!?!?!?
:-)
:-)
Sorry about spelling your name wrong mate, its been a looooonnnnggggggg day!
Grix Thraves wrote:
> Whatever happened to the Special Reserve web cam?
> Duckcam, was it?
It was PATHETIC, not even worthy of the name Duckcam.
> Whatever happened to the Special Reserve web cam?
> Duckcam, was it?
It was PATHETIC, not even worthy of the name Duckcam.
Ah Wookiee - you must remember "The Pawn"
"Official Secrets" was launched before Special Reserve and its magazine was called "Confidential". It was indeed an adventure club.
The cover of Confidential was printed for 10 issues at once. It looked like a manilla file with a Post-it note stuck on the back and a tea stain on the front. Each issue we over-printed different wording on the Post-it note.
The club was almost called "What Burglar", after the booklet in "The Guild of Thieves".
OS was launched at a small computer show and took 104 members at the show. Anybody with a two-digit membership number joined there.
It was quickly evident that something more cut-price was needed so Special Reserve was created for a more commercial approach.
The two clubs ran side by side for several years.
"Official Secrets" was launched before Special Reserve and its magazine was called "Confidential". It was indeed an adventure club.
The cover of Confidential was printed for 10 issues at once. It looked like a manilla file with a Post-it note stuck on the back and a tea stain on the front. Each issue we over-printed different wording on the Post-it note.
The club was almost called "What Burglar", after the booklet in "The Guild of Thieves".
OS was launched at a small computer show and took 104 members at the show. Anybody with a two-digit membership number joined there.
It was quickly evident that something more cut-price was needed so Special Reserve was created for a more commercial approach.
The two clubs ran side by side for several years.
Very early members were recorded on a PC - blah!
But quite early on we changed to Macintosh and I still have a computer on my desk which runs the original program from 1989. And I still use it to create stats.
So, yes we may be able to track the date of joining.
But quite early on we changed to Macintosh and I still have a computer on my desk which runs the original program from 1989. And I still use it to create stats.
So, yes we may be able to track the date of joining.
> Ah Wookiee - you must remember "The
> Pawn"
Vaguely!
> "Official Secrets" was launched before
> Special Reserve and its magazine was called
> "Confidential". It was indeed an adventure club.
That's the one! I wanted to join that one, but I seem to recall it cost more than the "Special Reserve" - and I couldn't get enough money together!
> OS was launched at a small computer show and took
> 104 members at the show. Anybody with a two-digit membership number
> joined there.
I signed up at one of the World of Commodore shows (Novotel in Hammersmith I think it was) - I'm was sure it was earlier than the 1989 you mention though - 83-84 I thought? The reason I say this is because I lived in London at the time, and we moved to Northampton in 1986.
Anyway, my membership number... you think it would be wise to post it here for you to check (if you wouldn't mind)?
> Pawn"
Vaguely!
> "Official Secrets" was launched before
> Special Reserve and its magazine was called
> "Confidential". It was indeed an adventure club.
That's the one! I wanted to join that one, but I seem to recall it cost more than the "Special Reserve" - and I couldn't get enough money together!
> OS was launched at a small computer show and took
> 104 members at the show. Anybody with a two-digit membership number
> joined there.
I signed up at one of the World of Commodore shows (Novotel in Hammersmith I think it was) - I'm was sure it was earlier than the 1989 you mention though - 83-84 I thought? The reason I say this is because I lived in London at the time, and we moved to Northampton in 1986.
Anyway, my membership number... you think it would be wise to post it here for you to check (if you wouldn't mind)?
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