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Originally posted by DinoDoc
Do they have re-recordable CD's?
* DinoDoc shows how non-tech savvy he is
Do they have re-recordable CD's?
* DinoDoc shows how non-tech savvy he is
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Certainly, and DVDs. You need to get out of your cave more often!
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I don't like this, but fortunatly, I can always add in a floppy drive (no, not all of my machiens have easy net access or usb slots or a cd burner. Plus, I still have lots of software still on floppy disks)
I'm suprised no ones mentioned the possibility that someone might need a boot disk"I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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That's because CD-ROMs have been bootable for many years.Originally posted by Edan
I'm suprised no ones mentioned the possibility that someone might need a boot disk"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "Comment
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Must have missed that option on the software that came with my cd recorder. It would be great to have a bootable cd with dos on it for my old games (OTOH, given how many times I've had to changes those config files/memory managment/etc to make certain games work, maybe I should stick with disks.)Originally posted by Asher
That's because CD-ROMs have been bootable for many years."I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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You just gotta make sure your CD-ROM comes before the harddrives in the boot sequence in the BIOS.
Mine goes:
Floppy
CD-ROM
CD-RW
HD1
HD2
As long as the CD-ROM is infront of the HD, if it's got the relevant system files on it (just like the floppy), it'll boot the disc instead.
That's why Windows XP doesn't come with a boot floppy. The CD is the boot disc."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "Comment
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Legacy systems still need legacy hardware. My Tandy1000 still uses 5.25 drives, as it can't handle 3.5 drives.
But moving away from legacy hardware is a good thing.I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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Well, Windows 98 comes on a bootable CD-Rom too, which I've used, so getting the cd-rom to boot wasn't the problem. Making CDRs bootable was the issue (though I admit not looking at the software closely enough to tell if it is capable of making bootable CD-Roms).Originally posted by Asher
That's why Windows XP doesn't come with a boot floppy. The CD is the boot disc."I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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All a bootable CD-ROM or a bootable floppy is is a regular disk, with specific system files on it.
In Easy CD Creator, the wizard for it is at: File -> New CD Project -> Bootable CD Project"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "Comment
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These PC freaks don't understand you, Asher; you're too far out in front of the pack. You need to associate with people who will appreciate your forward looking manner...
Come, join the Apple faithful. You'll fit in with us, as we're always ahead of the curve. We've been floppy-free for years now. Join us...
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Is ASHER an acronym for Apolyton's Slashdot Headline Entity Retriver?"I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it. We have to leave this place, I am almost happy here."
- Ender, from Ender's Game by Orson Scott CardComment
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As usual, apple is ahead of the game. I use a Zip disk on my apple and I have no problem."Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito MussoliniComment
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For somebody who knows so much about computers, it's kind of funny that you got this wrong.Originally posted by Asher
Remember when the 5" floppy drives were the standard when the new 3.25" floppies were introduced? At one point the industry decided to stop shipping 5" floppies on computers and ship 3.25" instead. The same thing is happening now, 3.25" going out the window and being replaced by CD-RW and USB. The people who really need the old floppies can still use them. But over time people finally get rid of the old, and in with the new...
The old floppy was 5.25" , the newer floppies are 3.5" .
My,my,my....
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This discussion reminds me of my parents and the fact that they still have 8 tracks in their music collection. I can remember how miffed they were years ago when they couldn't get an 8 track player on their new stereo
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Excluding the possibility that you want to give a file to a non-tech savvy person behind a firewall who doesn't have a cd drive, I don't see the use for floppies."You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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They are great for saving/transferring simple files, such as word documents and such, much more conveneint than burning a cd for the purpose... im gonna miss themOriginally posted by Provost Harrison
I must confess I absolutely detest floppy disks ever since I can remember...you can hardly fit anything on them, they invariably go wrong amd fill with errors...good riddance, I would certainly dance on their grave
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