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| Technology Computing, programming, science, electronics, telecommunications, etc. |
| View Poll Results: When is the last time you used a FLOPPY disk? | |||
| Within the last DAY |
   
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3 | 7.14% |
| Within the last WEEK |
  
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1 | 2.38% |
| Within the last MONTH |
  
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1 | 2.38% |
| Within the last YEAR |
  
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9 | 21.43% |
| Within the last 5 YEARS |
  
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15 | 35.71% |
| Within the last 10 YEARS |
  
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9 | 21.43% |
| Within the last 20 YEARS |
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2 | 4.76% |
| I have NEVER used a 3½ floppy! |
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0 | 0% |
| WHAT IS a 3½ floppy? |
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2 | 4.76% |
| Other (Specify) |
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0 | 0% |
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10-21-2009, 09:56 AM
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My home PC went tits up a few months ago. The BOOT.INI file got corrupted and I had to recreate it so I needed to use the restore disk. Well, it didn't work, but I had created a bootable 3 1/2 and installed certain boot files (using attrib -r).
Anyway, I got it booted and got enough of the BOOT.INI file repaired to where it would recognize the partition and boot up. Then I used the Restore CD and repaired it all. Sure beats the hell out of buying a new PC or paying out the ass to have it done. I know I make it sound like it took me just a wee-wittle-bit-O-time. The reality of it is that it took me about two weeks to figure it all out and another week to load everything back up (I do keep backups of important stuff like my wife's music, my wife's photos, my wifes document files, etc...). |
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10-21-2009, 10:14 AM
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The future is unwritten
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10-21-2009, 11:30 AM
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lobber of scimitars
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Phila Burbs
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I have a whole box of them that I have to move to a more modern format.
Anybody got a portable 3.5 drive I can borrow?
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12-06-2009, 11:26 PM
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Professor
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Houston, TX
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Was cleaning my room the other day and found these. :p Took a picture before trashing them.
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12-06-2009, 11:55 PM
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The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
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But they'd go for a fortune on Craig's List.
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05-05-2010, 11:59 AM
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Snowflake
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dystopia
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Another floppy day. Pre-loading RAID drivers, making ASR discs.
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