Hello, and welcome to disc two of "Esprit de Apple Corps"! EDAC is a collection of multimedia files specifically for the Apple II.
On this disc, you'll find thousands of pictures, animations, and other graphic files. There are also games, both 8-bit and 16-bit; you'll need to copy the former off the HFS volume onto a ProDOS disk in order to access them on an 8-bit Apple II.
The rest of the MOD collection, which began on EDAC Disc One, is also included here.
We intended to include TrueType fonts in this collection, but at the last minute they, and a few animation and image files, had to be cut due to space constraints.
This collection was originally compiled by Russell Nielson and made available as 24 Iomega Zip disks, which sold for $15/disk. I never had a Zip drive, nor the $360 to spend on the complete collection, but I did have the interest in acquiring the compilation. When I contacted him in late 2000 to see if there was any interest in making the collection available on CD, I was met with much enthusiasm on Rusell's part - but without a Macintosh, he had no way of accessing the Zip's ProDOS volumes on a CD burner-capable computer.
Fortunately, his enthusiasm proved to be contagious. A few months later and in time for KansasFest 2001, here we are. We've removed some extraneous files and some low-quality, x-rated images, but the final count is over 26,000 multimedia files that bring out the "GS" in your IIgs!
This CD collection is made available through Gamebits, an electronic entertainment publication service and Syndicomm community managed by Ken Gagne. For pricing and availability inquiries, email sales@gamebits.net.
The original Zip disk compilation is still available from Russell Nielson.
Our current contact information is as follows:
Ken Gagne Russell Nielson
P.O. Box 703 382 Corbin Court
Leominster, MA, 01453 Lakewood, NJ 08701
kgagne@gamebits.net russelln12@aol.com
http://www.gamebits.net http://www.russelln.com
Thanks to all the members of the Apple II community on Syndicomm for their technical support in preparing this CD-ROM set.
