Every copy of Get Lamp<\/i>, the text adventure\/interactive fiction documentary. ships with a uniquely numbered, collectible coin. <\/p>\n

I was initially disappointed to learn that customers would not be able to reserve or choose specific numbers — of course after thinking about it, I realize what a logistical nightmare this would have been. The first 2,000 coins were reserved almost immediately. When shipping 2,000 “anythings” in 30 days, I can’t imagine taking, tracking, and delivering specifically numbered coins to specific customers would be anything less than a major headache. On top of that, the really low numbers were reserved for investors, interviewees, and other groups, so those were already spoken for. It would have been a big nightmare for not much pay off. Most people probably didn’t care what specific number was stamped on their coin.<\/p>\n

But I did — I wanted coin #405.<\/b> If you are a child of the Internet, you may not feel any connection to your area code, but those of us who grew up using modems do (or at least did). Back then, people represented their area codes. Long before 90210 we had 213. One of the first groups of hackers to gain notoriety in the media were the Milwaukee 414s<\/a>. Back in the day, I remember calling BBSes in 714 (California), 303 (Denver), 404 (Atlanta), and 312 (Chicago) … but 405 was mine. In fact, several years ago, I wrote a tribute to area code 405 for the Cult of the Dead Cow. As you can probably guess, it’s Text File #405<\/a>. <\/p>\n

After receiving coins #331 and #332 (I ordered two copies; one for me, one for Dad), I made a post on the Get Lamp<\/i> website, announcing my search for that specific coin. Fellow customer Shannon Harris responded, and said that he would be willing to trade coins! The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n

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