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Report, edit, etc...Posted by Neiji on 2005-07-04 at 01:09:19

I just bought a new computer, but it doesn't have a floppy disc drive. Do you really need one? (For school or ANYTHING...)

Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2005-07-04 at 01:11:01

Ok, can I tell one of my stories probably everyone has heard?
*O)FaRTy1billion waits for PsychoTemplar to say "No"

My comp got

ed up, the

ing thing could only connect to the

ing slow SafeMode, so I Had to use like 50 floppies to copy files. The End

Report, edit, etc...Posted by warhammer40000 on 2005-07-04 at 01:12:52

What are you, from harlem?

[sub][sub]The excessive cursing[/sub][/sub]

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Trigonometry on 2005-07-04 at 01:13:46

A floppy what?! Gross....
I suppose it's something you stick in.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by DT_Battlekruser on 2005-07-04 at 01:15:36

Only if you deal with people who don't have CD-RW drives yet.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Neiji on 2005-07-04 at 01:21:36

You know... one of those square things if u take apart, you have a floppy CD... HAHAHA! I crack myself up... you get it? Floppy(noun)... floppy (adj.)

Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2005-07-04 at 01:24:20

QUOTE(O)FaRTy1billion @ Jul 3 2005, 11:11 PM)

Ok, can I tell one of my stories probably everyone has heard?
*O)FaRTy1billion waits for PsychoTemplar to say "No"

My comp got

ed up, the

ing thing could only connect to the

ing slow SafeMode, so I Had to use like 50 floppies to copy files. The End

Lemme put that again:
My comp got screwed up, and the stupid thing could only start up in SafeMode, so I had to use like 50 floppies to bopy files. The End

QUOTE(warhammer40000 @ Jul 3 2005, 11:12 PM)

What are you, from harlem?
[sub][sub]The excessive cursing[/sub][/sub]

No, I'm from Utah!!11

Whats harlem?

EDIT:

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2005-07-04 at 01:39:35

Depends on the age of your computer. I hear some new ones don't even have floppies.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2005-07-04 at 02:17:18

Yeah, but the point of my story is that floppies saved some of my files. (I lost everything but maps and my Green Dark Archons)

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Neiji on 2005-07-04 at 07:40:40

My dad has a laptop and he can transport all the files of the old ones and keep it on the comp until we reformat it, then we transport them back...

Report, edit, etc...Posted by KaboomHahahein on 2005-07-04 at 11:27:23

Foppy discs are going extinct. Nohardly uses them. The USB keys are getting cheaper and cheaper so why not use them. My computers are not new enough to not havea floppy drive though. Although my very old computer had the slots of the actually floppy disc.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by chuiu on 2005-07-04 at 11:42:20

You don't really need a floppy if you have a RW CD or DVD drive. I haven't even used a floppy drive for over 2 years now. And in the past 6 years, I haven't used it for anything other than making a boot disc, or transfering small documents from one computer to the next.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kame on 2005-07-04 at 11:52:00

QUOTE(Mini Moose 2707 @ Jul 3 2005, 10:39 PM)

Depends on the age of your computer. I hear some new ones don't even have floppies.
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My laptop doesn't have a floppy drive, I use CD-RWs. Lots of CD-RWs.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by CheeZe on 2005-07-04 at 11:55:08

Floppies and CD-RW are for wimps.

Upload to gmail gogogogo

Report, edit, etc...Posted by chuiu on 2005-07-04 at 11:56:01

That too, I use a flash drive that can hold up to 1GB of information.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2005-07-04 at 12:56:54

QUOTE(Neiji @ Jul 4 2005, 05:40 AM)

My dad has a laptop and he can transport all the files of the old ones and keep it on the comp until we reformat it, then we transport them back...

My comp could only run in SafeMode, meaning most of these programs would not work. Also, after I got a few of my files couldn't even get on SafeMode...
And we could not reformat it...

... Can you burn CDs on SafeMode that is slower than a snail trying to climb a 50 foot wall?

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Tuxedo Templar on 2005-07-04 at 12:57:03

Portable hard drive, yo! Got 2 of 'em. Great for backups and transporting loads of shit around.

Having your computer online and with a private ftp set up is also good for bouncing files around to different comps as needed.

I like that USB key idea, also.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2005-07-04 at 12:58:17

Couldn't install the external HardDrive...

Report, edit, etc...Posted by CheeZe on 2005-07-04 at 13:28:08

QUOTE(Tuxedo Templar @ Jul 4 2005, 11:57 AM)

Yo, help me setup FTP please

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kashmir on 2005-07-04 at 13:31:06

speaking of USB keys to store data, they should make one for games. Like instead of cd's you put the key in and install lol.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by chuiu on 2005-07-04 at 13:47:48

QUOTE(CheeZe @ Jul 4 2005, 12:28 PM)

Yo, help me setup FTP please

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Download Filezilla Fileserver.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Centreri on 2005-07-05 at 10:06:17

I personally dont. All i need are my downloaded programs and starcraft, and im happy. And dont forget internet connection.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Zombie on 2005-07-05 at 12:55:44

QUOTE(O)FaRTy1billion @ Jul 3 2005, 10:11 PM)

Ok, can I tell one of my stories probably everyone has heard?
*O)FaRTy1billion waits for PsychoTemplar to say "No"

My comp got

ed up, the

ing thing could only connect to the

ing slow SafeMode, so I Had to use like 50 floppies to copy files. The End

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some body needs a hug >.>

Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodle77(MM) on 2005-07-05 at 13:29:41

QUOTE(chuiu_os @ Jul 4 2005, 11:42 AM)

CD-RW is annoying(and slow in a very unsusual way...), and if you are like me, and you pick up random computers that people throw out, but barely need any fixing then you will find that very very few of them have CD-RW drives

QUOTE(CheeZe @ Jul 4 2005, 11:55 AM)

Floppies and CD-RW are for wimps.

Upload to gmail gogogogo
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no internet connnection on all my comps except the fastest one

QUOTE(Tuxedo Templar @ Jul 4 2005, 12:57 PM)

portable hard drives are expensive, but i like USB keys, there is only one problem with them, windows 95 and 98 have no "USB Mass Storage Device" driver and so i need to get the driver over there on a floppy.

Floppy drives are most useful becasue you need them for backwards compatability.

Report, edit, etc...Posted by chuiu on 2005-07-05 at 13:31:42

QUOTE(Doodle77 @ Jul 5 2005, 12:29 PM)

there is only one problem with them, windows 95 and 98 have no "USB Mass Storage Device" driver and so i need to get the driver over there on a floppy.

Floppy drives are most useful becasue you need them for backwards compatability.

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Mine came with a mini-cd with the drivers. I can also find the drivers on the internet if I lose that CD.

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