I thought I had some old games sitting in the closet . . . that's ridiculous!

Almost definitely just copies. Piracy was pretty rampant back then, and backing up your own games was entirely necessary due to the fragility of the disks.

These are most likely someone's attempt to pirate software for sale at a flea market, or through mail order. Home labels for personal use aren't done that carefully, ever

On a side note, for those who don't know/remember, that little silver sticker on the right side...is the write protection! It physically prevented an internal lever from triggering when the disk bay door is closed, signaling the computer not to write.

I also have a catalog that advertises new technology of the era -- 1.44m DS/HD 3.5" floppy diskettes for only $49.90 apiece when you order in lots of ten or more. That's not the box price, BTW, that's per disk.

My mom's handwriting is like a font.  When she relabeled stuff it actually looked better than the example above.

I don't find it implausible that it's just some neat-freak's home backup.



ETA:  I'd like to see that catalog.  What year is it from?  I don't recall 3.5" floppies ever costing more than a few dollars each.

Chrissake Nathan, I was obviously exaggerating. But you're right, I'm wrong, and that's what is important to be announced publicly.

Not about the catalog.

Jeez, Dan...you seem a little touchy today

I need to go see what I've got in the closet. Nothing 5.25 old, but I know I've got some older games. I used to have a ton, but then hawked them all at Half-Price Books back in the early 2000s.

on another note, those are pretty fun games

Those are Text Adventures made by Infocom.  They're quite collectible if original release versions.  These look like pirated copies.  

Choplifter! The text adventure!

You are in a battlefield. The noise of your helicopter deafens you to all other sounds save the constant radio chatter from your fellow officers. Your orders indicate there is an enemy compound 2.5km to the north east. You are to proceed there and attempt to rescue any P.O.W.'s held inside. What do you do?

> take off

Your helicopter takes off from the pad with surprising force. You think back to when you were being assigned missions with your other training buddies, and how jealous they were that you got to fly one of the most advanced choppers the army had. What do you do?

> go left

On the horizon, you spot some enemy choppers approaching. What do you do?

> shoot

I'm sorry, you need to specify a direction

> shoot left

You hit one of the enemy choppers. It loses control, and starts to spin slowly to the ground, smoke rising from the rotor. The entire machine tilts sideways as the blades tear into the ground. A heavy thud, and the chopper is little more than a mangled chunk of metal on the ground. What do you do?

> go left

You evade the remaining choppers. There is an enemy compound here. What do you do?

> shoot down

Your gun fire destroys the roof of the compound. You see panic on the ground as enemy soldiers dive for cover. The entire compound collapses, killing anyone who might have been inside. You hear your commanding officer over the radio: "What the !@#$% was that supposed to be, lieutenant???!? You were supposed to SAVE those people, not kill them! Report back to base immediately!".

You return to based and endure a lengthly court martial. Game over.

--Zero