The Slow Painful Death of the Floppy

johnny · 05-14-2005, 09:12 AM

i think calling floppy disks unreliable is a bit of an exaggeration. they work just fine.

Metallistar · 05-14-2005, 09:45 AM

The last 4 or 5 computers I've built didnt have floppies in them by request. Like creep said flash memory is the future. I just use cases with front mount usb and firewire.

raublekick · 05-14-2005, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnny

i think calling floppy disks unreliable is a bit of an exaggeration. they work just fine.

i agree, i've never had a problem with them. whenever i need a floppy for a bootdisk i just grab the closest floppy that's been sitting on the floor or crammed away somewhere collecting dust.

thecreeper · 05-14-2005, 12:53 PM

i dunno, i've had problems with them a lot. i mean, 85% of the time, they are fine for me, but that's 15% has lost a lot of information for me. and many of the computers at college destroy floppies simply by trying to write to them. i'll be glad when they are gone.

raublekick · 05-14-2005, 01:08 PM

sounds like you just have shitty computers at school
::shrugs::

thecreeper · 05-14-2005, 01:55 PM

yeah, you could say that. pentium III's for the comp sci department and top of the line p4's for the english department? what the fuck.

GT2000 · 05-14-2005, 02:29 PM

Yeah, I still try to keep a floppy in my main machine, for bios flashing and stuff, plus ya never know when you'll want to boot into Dos for a little nostalgia...

Plain Old Jane · 05-14-2005, 08:17 PM

dos r00ls, i used to program my own batch menu systems

echo off
cls
echo Welcome to the "Jennifer Bear" Computer system
echo .. ..
echo .. ..
echo .. ..
echo Type "a" for windows 3.11
echo Type "b" to play simcity
echo Type "c" to enter Xtree Gold File Manager
echo Type "d" to play descent demo
echo Type "e" to see teh pr0n
pause

e.bat

echo off
cls
echo .... FUCKING PERV ....
echo .... GET OFF MY PC ....
call e.bat

05-14-2005, 09:45 AM	#2
Metallistar Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wakeman, OH Posts: 320	The last 4 or 5 computers I've built didnt have floppies in them by request. Like creep said flash memory is the future. I just use cases with front mount usb and firewire. __________________ 1997 GTP & 1998 GTX http://www.metallistar.com

05-14-2005, 12:53 PM	#4
thecreeper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 2,330	i dunno, i've had problems with them a lot. i mean, 85% of the time, they are fine for me, but that's 15% has lost a lot of information for me. and many of the computers at college destroy floppies simply by trying to write to them. i'll be glad when they are gone. __________________ good-evil.net - ahh, wade boggs...goes down smooth.

05-14-2005, 01:08 PM	#5
raublekick Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancastuh, PA Posts: 1,678	sounds like you just have shitty computers at school ::shrugs:: __________________ http://www.good-evil.net slap that bitch, sell her coke

05-14-2005, 01:55 PM	#6
thecreeper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 2,330	yeah, you could say that. pentium III's for the comp sci department and top of the line p4's for the english department? what the fuck. __________________ good-evil.net - ahh, wade boggs...goes down smooth.

05-14-2005, 02:29 PM	#7
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	Yeah, I still try to keep a floppy in my main machine, for bios flashing and stuff, plus ya never know when you'll want to boot into Dos for a little nostalgia... __________________ Hop in, strap down, and hold on tight.

05-14-2005, 09:12 AM	#1
johnny Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Upper Canada Posts: 1,276	i think calling floppy disks unreliable is a bit of an exaggeration. they work just fine.

05-14-2005, 08:17 PM	#8
Plain Old Jane i hate vagina Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 841	dos r00ls, i used to program my own batch menu systems echo off cls echo Welcome to the "Jennifer Bear" Computer system echo .. .. echo .. .. echo .. .. echo Type "a" for windows 3.11 echo Type "b" to play simcity echo Type "c" to enter Xtree Gold File Manager echo Type "d" to play descent demo echo Type "e" to see teh pr0n pause e.bat echo off cls echo .... FUCKING PERV .... echo .... GET OFF MY PC .... call e.bat __________________ Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.