Farewell, floppy, old friend

Arclight · 04-28-10, 02:22 AM

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In 1981, Sony brought the world the 3.5-inch floppy disk, which for nearly two decades would stand as the PC world's preferred means of storage. In 2011, after 30 years on the market, Sony will cease production of these disks.

Goodbye, Floppy Disks

Dangit, still my prefered way of flashing BIOS.

Castout · 04-28-10, 04:08 AM

Hate em won't miss em.

Good riddance

HunterICX · 04-28-10, 04:12 AM

Floppy disks, still remember having one that booted up a Dos platform to launch my installed games easily back then.

and Floppy's are created by the Empire

HunterICX

krashkart · 04-28-10, 05:50 AM

Dang. Just when the quality of CD-RW discs was getting worse.

Feuer Frei! · 04-28-10, 06:19 AM

Heck, when i gave the Computer place my list of things that i wanted in the new "rig", the person glanced over it, asked me a few questions, four i think, if memory serves me correctly.
1 of the questions was:
Do you want a floppy drive in your P.C.?
I looked at him, to see if he was having me on...
Nope, he was serious. I said no in my most genuine and most respectable voice.

Reece · 04-28-10, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Goodbye, Floppy Disks

Dangit, still my prefered way of flashing BIOS.

Likewise, CD's are ok but they are not rewritable, the ones that are are not so from DOS, I use my floppy for ghosting also, will have to look into ram sticks, though again I'm not sure that they are accessible from DOS either!

SteamWake · 04-28-10, 08:26 AM

It said 'instert disk three' but only two would fit

krashkart · 04-28-10, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

It said 'instert disk three' but only two would fit

You didn't push hard enough on the third disk.

SteamWake · 04-28-10, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

You didn't push hard enough on the third disk.

Hey I'm still trying to figure out how to open that cupholder thing.

krashkart · 04-28-10, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Hey I'm still trying to figure out how to open that cupholder thing.

Raptor1 · 04-28-10, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Castout

Hate em won't miss em.

Good riddance

KILL THE BLASPHEMER! KIIIIIIILLLLLLLLL!

Floppies still have the awesome use of opening the metal plate protecting the disk itself and then letting it slide back again and again and again...

krashkart · 04-28-10, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

KILL THE BLASPHEMER! KIIIIIIILLLLLLLLL!

Floppies still have the awesome use of opening the metal plate protecting the disk itself and then letting it slide back again and again and again...

Dude, you so totally reminded me of fun things to do with floppies.

Ever play floppy disk golf with your friends, using each other as the targets? Or, how about the countless other drinking games that could be invented? The usefulness of the floppy disk does not end at the floppy drive.

I agree, BURN HIM! BUUURRN HIIIMM!!

Hrm... how about "cleavage golf" using floppy disks?

TLAM Strike · 04-28-10, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Hey I'm still trying to figure out how to open that cupholder thing.

Here you go

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Originally Posted by krashkart

Dude, you so totally reminded me of fun things to do with floppies.

Ever play floppy disk golf with your friends, using each other as the targets? Or, how about the countless other drinking games that could be invented? The usefulness of the floppy disk does not end at the floppy drive.

We would crack them open and use the magnetic disk as a coaster and then glue them back together and leave them laying around where unsuspecting people would stick them in a floppy drive and wonder why they weren't reading any files. Sometimes we would mix the magnetic disks up in other peoples disks to mess with their heads.

ReFaN · 04-29-10, 05:48 AM

Rest in pieces, you wont be missed. Old friend.

kiwi_2005 · 04-29-10, 09:06 AM

I remember making a backup copy of Star wars Tie Fighter took something like 30 floppies and like 3 hrs to complete

I don't even have a floppy drive threw it out years ago. Came in handy for formatting Windows 95/98 back in the day but once xp came out there was no need for a floppy startup disk anymore.

04-28-10, 04:08 AM	#2
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Hate em won't miss em. Good riddance __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Floppy disks, still remember having one that booted up a Dos platform to launch my installed games easily back then. and Floppy's are created by the Empire HunterICX __________________

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krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Dang. Just when the quality of CD-RW discs was getting worse. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

04-28-10, 06:19 AM	#5
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Heck, when i gave the Computer place my list of things that i wanted in the new "rig", the person glanced over it, asked me a few questions, four i think, if memory serves me correctly. 1 of the questions was: Do you want a floppy drive in your P.C.? I looked at him, to see if he was having me on... Nope, he was serious. I said no in my most genuine and most respectable voice. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It said 'instert disk three' but only two would fit __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Rest in pieces, you wont be missed. Old friend. __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

04-29-10, 09:06 AM	#15
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I remember making a backup copy of Star wars Tie Fighter took something like 30 floppies and like 3 hrs to complete I don't even have a floppy drive threw it out years ago. Came in handy for formatting Windows 95/98 back in the day but once xp came out there was no need for a floppy startup disk anymore. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.