[torontocbm] Re: Canadian Tire Auto Maintenance by Batteries Included
- From: "Gil Winkler" <kimmyland@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Leif Bloomquist" <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Leif Bloomquist" <leif.bloomquist@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:29:33 -0400
That brings back a lot of memories....I used to work at Batteries Included
in the early 80s as well as a friend!.....wow....I really miss those times
Gil
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> In case anyone's interested in some locally-grown obscure software...here's
> a G64 image of a program called "Canadian Tire Auto Maintenance" by
> Batteries Included.
>
> If any hardcore collector wants the original disk (complete with Canadian
> Tire logo), let me know. Pete still has it but can send it back.
>
> -Leif
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Rare? C64 Disk
> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:14:21 -0400
> From: Pete Rittwage <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> References: <898cf08c0807151144g53eada3fp38e7b59e4d5ce302@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Leif Bloomquist wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> I've come across an interesting and obscure but heavily protected C64
>> disk, and am wondering if you're interested in imaging it for the
>> preservation project.
>>
>> It's an in-house (?) auto maintenance management program by Canadian
>> Tire, a large Canadian department and car parts store.
>>
>> Any interest?
>>
>> -Leif
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Hi Leif,
>
> I got this disk sometime last week (I was on vacation). It's very
> interesting that BI created custom software! Here is a G64 image that
> runs in VICE- it's not too heavily protected. It just checks that both
> tracks 1 and 16 are not formatted (no sync).
>
>
> Pete
>
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