RedHawke Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Quote Originally posted by stingerhs whats wrong with installing 4 discs??? at least you get to stare blankly at the screen while watching the progress bar move. When installing this game on 6 PC's at once, want a single install DVD you will!
ChAiNz.2da Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Quote Originally posted by RedHawke When installing this game on 6 PC's at once, want a single install DVD you will! I'm just glad we're out of the "stone-ages". Imagine if we were still dependant on .... Floppy Disks.... Dum Dum Duuuum!! :eek:
Bobo Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Quote Originally posted by ChAiNz.2da I'm just glad we're out of the "stone-ages". Imagine if we were still dependant on .... Floppy Disks.... Dum Dum Duuuum!! :eek: "Please Insert Floppy Disk 6,594 and Press OK" 20 minutes later.... "There was an error with 'little-Dot-on-T3-M4's-head.tga' and you must restart the entire installation from floppy disk 1."
starmark2k Posted February 5, 2005 Author Posted February 5, 2005 Can someone in the U.S.A please telll me if the game is out today or if its at least 2 days as it is not out tomorro for sure.
90SK Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 ^^^ I don't think its out today (if it was, why would I be here?), but I'll check later on if I get the chance. *twitches with anticipation*
jdumber2k Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 ya im going to check best buy in like an hour and ill post if I get it
stingerhs Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Quote Originally posted by ChAiNz.2da I'm just glad we're out of the "stone-ages". Imagine if we were still dependant on .... Floppy Disks.... Dum Dum Duuuum!! :eek: well, lets do some calculations then, shall we??? each floppy disk can hold about 1.66 MB of data. kotor had four install disks with roughly 750MB of data each (cd's contain about 750MB, give or take 50MB). so, thats a total of 3000MB, or 3GB, of data. so, divide 3000 by 1.66 and you get a total of 1807.23. since you can't fit more than 1.66 MB on a floppy, that means that you would need a total of 1808 3.5in floppy disks. lets not even factor in the amount of time that would take, considering that a floppy data rate runs at a snail's pace when compared to a cd data rate...... heh, kotor3 would be out by the time tsl is finally installed on your computer.
Darth333 Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Can't wait!!! I have a new force power mod ready and I can't test it! Everything is ready , even the readme Reveal hidden contents Just made the "saber attack" force power like in the final battle. Comes in three levels. If an xboxer wants to test it, just PM me.
Achilles Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Quote Originally posted by Master B my guess is Wednes we will see it... In addition to the Amazon.com release date that has already been mentioned, I just saw a TSL banner ad that also provided 2/8 as the release date. I guess I won't be sleeping much Tuesday night
ChAiNz.2da Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Quote Originally posted by stingerhs well, lets do some calculations then, shall we??? each floppy disk can hold about 1.66 MB of data. kotor had four install disks with roughly 750MB of data each (cd's contain about 750MB, give or take 50MB). so, thats a total of 3000MB, or 3GB, of data. so, divide 3000 by 1.66 and you get a total of 1807.23. since you can't fit more than 1.66 MB on a floppy, that means that you would need a total of 1808 3.5in floppy disks. lets not even factor in the amount of time that would take, considering that a floppy data rate runs at a snail's pace when compared to a cd data rate...... heh, kotor3 would be out by the time tsl is finally installed on your computer. hehe...thanks for doing the math stingerhs, now... how much would all of that weigh? Not to mention the size of the box, though would make for one heckuva cover art project Common retail practice is Tuesdays = new releases, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the 8th please...please...please...
starmark2k Posted February 5, 2005 Author Posted February 5, 2005 O.k i've worked it out i think the 5th (today) is the shipping and the 8th is out in the shops day.
CTOAN Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Quote Originally posted by stingerhs that means that you would need a total of 1808 3.5in floppy disks.. heh, kotor3 would be out by the time tsl is finally installed on your computer. [/b] ROTFLOL
ChAiNz.2da Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Also, keep in mind the really "kewl" stores sometimes have a 'Midnight Madness' sell if they think the product has high enough demand. When Doom3 was released, my local Best Buy® & EB Games stores were open Monday midnight (legal to sell then). Keep your eyes peeled just in case some of the stores are feeling 'froggy'... Of course, if you're like me & working the next day, it might just be best to pick it up on Tuesday afternoon *sigh*
jdumber2k Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 well best buy said the 8th so i guess il be back there tuesday:(
stingerhs Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 Quote Originally posted by ChAiNz.2da hehe...thanks for doing the math stingerhs, now... how much would all of that weigh? Not to mention the size of the box, though would make for one heckuva cover art project well, if you weigh a 3.5in floppy, you'll find that it weighs approx. 2-3 ounces. so, 1808 floppy disks that weigh, we'll say 2.5 ounces, is 4520 ounces. that translates into 282.5 pounds. as for the size of the box, well, the calculations can be done this way: first, calculate the minimum volume taken up by 1808 floppy disks that are arranged in a rectangular shape, and then add a 8"x6"x1" volume for the manual. since a 3.5in floppy is a 3.5"x3.5"x1/8", you would need a volume of at least 2816.5 cubic inches, or 234.708 cubic feet. to put that into perspective, a 2004 Ford Explorer (the most popular american SUV) has a maximum cargo volume of 81.7 cubic feet. therefore, you would need 3 Explorers to haul KOTOR from best buy to your house. don't even get me started on how much shipping would cost if you order it online... i think its absolutely amazing to figure out what happens when you crunch the numbers. crap, now i'm getting brain cramps again..... edit: oh, and you asked for the size of the box: 6'x6'x6'.
Achilles Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 ^^^^ Remind me to PM you next time I need to hire a business analyst
KOTORManiac Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 Quote Originally posted by stingerhs that means that you would need a total of 1808 3.5in floppy disks.. How.... interesting [Vader]Obi-Wan has taught you well[/Vader]
ChAiNz.2da Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 Quote Originally posted by Achilles ^^^^ Remind me to PM you next time I need to hire a business analyst Uhh..ditto Damn stingerhs, you have impressed me with your calculations & have given me more respect for my measly 4-CD install of Kotor I think seeing as how that brings things into perspective, we'll think twice about complaining about a 4-pack game 6'x6'x6'...that's bigger than most apartment bathrooms!! Not only do I have to buy 3 SUV's... I need to get a bigger place :::ChAiNz.2da cherishes his CD's::: Sorry for the brain cramps stingerhs.. THIS might help
stingerhs Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 Quote Originally posted by ChAiNz.2da Sorry for the brain cramps stingerhs.. THIS might help ahh, much better now. if you want me to be honest about the calculations i did: almost all of it was simple math. figuring out what to do with the calculations is really not too difficult. the only part that was somewhat difficult was trying to set up the derivative to figure out the minimum dimensions of the box. i'm sorry, but finding the minimum of a 3-variable expression is just a tad bit harder than it sounds (since it produces a 3-dimensional graph, and you have to find the tangent plane instead of a line). fortunately, i have my trusty ti-89 with me to help out. looks like those three calculus courses are actually starting to do me some good......
starmark2k Posted February 7, 2005 Author Posted February 7, 2005 ok the PC version is either out Today or tomorro so i'll just change it to out now tomorrow but if someone in the U.S can post a reply saying its out todayfor definate, that will be apreciated.
RedHawke Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 Quote Originally posted by starmark2k ok the PC version is either out Today or tomorro so i'll just change it to out now tomorrow but if someone in the U.S can post a reply saying its out todayfor definate, that will be apreciated. Well... it is my understanding that the game ships on the 8th so we shouldn't see it on shelves until the 10th or so. But I could be wrong.
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