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Floppy Disks > CD-ROMs
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Chrome- said:What about those who microwave their CDs, like me? That ruins them.
We have a special place for those folks where they'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats...
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I'm suprised no one else mentioned this but the worse thing about floppies is that they are terribly slow..
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hafa said:
Ouch.
My Dos and Win95 floppies are still fine....
I always hated that install, 13 disks and about an hour.
I agree with you about the mini card readers, and with they way you can swap out cards it's really not much different from a flppy drive. Well other than the size, speed, and convenience.
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JDizzle said:
Hafa (#8) said:
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Floppy's are out of date just get a large jump drive or a large usb flash drive
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hafa said:
Whereas keeping floppies in a case does nothing I presume
I've got 15 year old floppies that work btw.
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RoadWarrior said:Whereas keeping floppies in a case does nothing I presume
I've got 15 year old floppies that work btw.
I have loads of old floppies that don't work. You could use a cd every day 10 years and have it keep working, but a floppy can't put up with anything like that.
Floppies are apt to being corrupted because any magnetic field or particles can mess them up.
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I throughly hate FDDs. Slow, low capacity, easily damaged... I dont even install them in computers I build anymore. I just put a media card reader in its place. No complaints, several thanks.
Another related technology I hate is VHS. Magnetic ink belongs in the 60s.
Another related technology I hate is VHS. Magnetic ink belongs in the 60s.
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RoadWarrior said:Whereas keeping floppies in a case does nothing I presume
I've got 15 year old floppies that work btw.
Certainly not in my environment. My floppies are kept in a floppy case but still just don't last due to heat and humidity. The longest I've been able to keep a functioning floppy here in the tropics is 3 years; the average life is < 1 year.
I'm with Oroka Sempai on this. Cassette Tapes, VHS, floppies and all other types of magnetic media are inherently inferior to optical media and belong in the dustbin of history along with hand-cranked wax cylinder victrolas and gaslights.
