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Apogee distributed shareware versions of some of their games over BBSes, but purchases of games required a mail order and games were shipped on disk.
by Fej 6y ago
Apogee distributed shareware versions of some of their games over BBSes, but purchases of games required a mail order and games were shipped on disk.
- einr 6y agoThat's true. A lot of people got the shareware versions online (whether by FTP or more likely from a BBS) and decided to buy them after trying, so in that sense it's selling software online, but I get what you're saying, it's still physical media.
- justin66 6y agoForgive me if I'm pointing out something obvious about shareware, but often no further digital download was needed because the shareware or nagware download already contained the complete software package. (does not apply when you're distributing one level of a ten level video game) A user could complete the purchase of the full software and receive a key to unlock it via phone, snail mail, or email, with no transfer of physical media. And lest we forget, a lot of shareware was based on nothing more than an appeal in a readme.txt and the hope that users would send money if they felt the software was useful - nothing more formal than that.