I believe all the computer games work, but no guarantees; I played them all on a Mac PowerBook. The videos are actual videos, not DVD's. If you win a packet for $10, you can almost certainly sell the individual items and turn a tidy profit, if you're willing to take the trouble. The box contains the following:
- Myst IV: Revelation, appears to be good for PC Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP or Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3, in original case, no manual
- Civilization: Call to Power, plays on a Mac, but not sure of the specifics, includes manual and chart
- Heroes of Might and Magic III, plays on a Mac, but not sure of the specifics
- Deathground, appears to be good for PowerPC 603e or higher, or MacOS 7.6 or later
Packet #2: Spec Fic Books (mostly)
- The Robots of Dawn, Isaac Asimov, much battered edition
- The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
- I Will Fear No Evil, Robert A. Heinlein
- Glory Road, Robert A. Heinlein
- Hospital Station, by James White
- Fire Logic, by Laurie Marks, hardcover
- Hidden Empire: The Saga of Seven Suns, book 1, Kevin J. Anderson
- Broken Angels, Richard K. Morgan
- Cat Names: The Best Book Ever, Eleanora Walker (absolutely *no* idea how we got this)
- One Giant Leap: Neil Armstrong's Stellar American Journey, Leon Wagener, uncorrected proof
- Master Storyteller: L. Ron Hubbard, hardcover
- Writers of the Future, vol. XIX
- Crossroads of Twilight, Robert Jordan, hardcover (don't ask me why)
- The Gates of Dawn, Robert Newcomb
- Sleep, Kat Meads
- Lords of Rainbow, Vera Nazarian, hardcover
- Yesterday's Dreams, Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Packet #3: Math Books (mostly)
- Nimzowitsch Defence, Harding (chess book)
- Mathematical Methods and Theory in Games, Programming, and Economics, Karlin
- A Survey of Classical and Modern Geometries, Baragar, hardcover
- A First Course in Abstract Algebra, Rothman, hardcover
- Algebra, Pure & Applied, Papantonopoulou, hardcover
Packet #4: Literary Magazines (mostly)
- Crab Orchard Review, vol 3, #2
- Exit 9, vol 6, 2004
- Rain Taxi Review of Books, vol 7, #3
- New Genre
- Zoetrope All Story, winter 2001
- Santa CLara Review, vol 91, #1
- Western Humanities Review, Spring 2004
- Black Warrior Review, Spring/Summer 2001
- Drumvoices Revue, Spring/Summers/Fall 2003
- Chicago Review, 49:2 Summer 2003
- New Orleans Review, 29.1
- The Missouri Review: vol xxiv, #2
- Rattapallax 7
- Mid-American Review, vol XXII, #1
- Five Points, vol 6, #1
- The Kenyon Review, vol XXIII, #2
- The Gettysburg Review, Summer 2001
Packet #5: Social Science Books (mostly)
- The Twilight of American Culture, Morris Berman
- The Radical Middle Class, Johnston, hardcover
- The Splendid Feast of Reason, Singer, hardcover
- Sex on the Brain: The Biological Differences Between Men & Women, Deborah Blum
- Why God Won't Go Away: Brain Science & The Biology of Belief, Andrew Newberg
- The New Personality Self-Portrait, John B. Oldham, M.D. and Lois B. Morris
- Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress, Harrison & Huntington, hardcover
- It's the Little Things: Everyday Interactions That Anger, Annoy, and Divide the Races, Lena Williams
- Asian-American Autobiographers: a Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Packet #6: Videos
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Star Trek VII: Generations
- Star Trek VIII: First Contact
- The Hobbit, Rankin & Bass animated
- The Return of the King, ditto
- The Princess Bride, in annoyingly oversized case