Re: New DVDs From SpacecraftFilms.com

From: William C. Keel (keel_at_bildad.astr.ua.edu)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: 29 Jul 2004 15:46:04 -0500

Vincent D. DeSimone <desimone8@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> This is great and all, and I sure want them bad enough, but last year when I
>>> bought Apollo 11 at Best Buy, there was a little flyer in it that stated
>>> that Apollos 15-17 were coming out in September, 2003. When that date past
>>> by and I emailed them for an update, they told me that they would be
>>> released "in the spring". Well, I'm still waiting for them to appear. If
>>> they can't hold to that schedule, how accurate can the above dates for the
>>> new sets be?
>>
>> Are you familiar with the term "vaporware"?

> Sure I am, and I agree with you with regard to the Apollo 7, 9, and 10 DVD
> sets. Who knows when we'll see those.

> However, the Apollo 15-17 DVD sets cannot be considered vaporware since the
> original versions created by Spacecraft Films existed, were on sale, and
> were delivered to many people. I myself own a copy of the original "Apollo
> 15: the Complete Downlink" set. You can even purchase them now if you live
> outside the U.S. and Canada.

There are also some copies of both the complete downlink edition and
shorter 2-DVD versions of at least 15 and 16 in both gift shops of
the National Air and Space Museum. Some aficionado I am, after
deciding that the complet sets were too rich for my blood last
visit, but I did grab the short forms...

Bill Keel

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