Then I realized that complete scans of box art is hard to come by. Has there been any major attempts to digitize (in high-res) the box art, manuals and other stuff included with the software? Isn't this stuff just as important historically as the software code itself?
There are of course "collection sites" for specific systems which often have digitized box art:
Some links
There are of course "collection sites" for specific systems which often have digitized box art:
Amiga:
http://www.lemonamiga.com/
Apple II (rare stuff - not much but much more detailed):
http://gue.vintagegaming.org/
Apple IIgs:
http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/
Atari 8-Bit & Consoles:
http://www.atarimania.com/main_database.php?MENU=8&TYPE_CODE=G
C-64:
http://www.lemon64.com/
PC (abandonware):
http://www.abandonia.com/index.php
Sinclair Spectrum:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi
take care,
Calibrator