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Bob Newell of Bismarck, North Dakota, has started a BBS called “GlobberNet” that specializes in computer games, including Spectrum Games.
Bob has over 1200 Spectrum Snapshot (. SNA) files available for download. These snapshot files are supported by the Spectrum (on a Spectrum disk) and by various Spectrum emulators. Bob also has a few of the Spectrum emulators available.
As Bob says, “GlobberNet is 100 percent a free service, with no catch or trick. Verified users get 45 minutes and 2.5 Megs of download per day with no download ratios; regular uploaders and helpers get more time and bytes. No money or compensation is ever accepted for any reason.”
Since the legal status of old Spectrum games in SNA form is not quite ironed out, Bob has decided to steer clear of any problems by not charging for downloading. Since almost all downloading. Spectrum programs are no longer being sold by the software houses, Bob is under the impression that these software houses have not objected to non-profit distribution of these programs. Bob is not the only person making these programs available. The FTP site in Norway is the primary storage site for them.
Besides the Spectrum files, GlobberNet games, text adventures, and some online games. has other classic games, text adventures, and some online games.