leXX Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Originally posted by Agen_Terminator hehe, real nice new avatar lexx thnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted August 22, 2002 Author Share Posted August 22, 2002 its not really worth nething lexx and camus .. DONT DISS DOS! ... and floppys keep their data for years ... we still have valid floppys (5.25 inch as well as 3.5) that are older than i am (17 yrs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Originally posted by lexx lol, not all ms dos games are floppy disk! It is a collector's edition CD Rom containing both games. I know it's not worth much, but I'm interested anyway. True I was making assumptions... I have a war zone pack 5 cd that has 5 old dos games... Im sure that because its a collectiers edition thats been used... it would be about $5us... Unused... any were from $5-20 depending on the condition of the box and everthing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Clem its not really worth nething lexx and camus .. DONT DISS DOS! ... and floppys keep their data for years ... we still have valid floppys (5.25 inch as well as 3.5) that are older than i am (17 yrs) Okay... Im stupid... Im not taking IT class... Im failing everything... I havent been around computers sence I was 8... They fade... You dont really understand what makes a disk run do you... I should know I was covering it this afternoon!!! The data does fade!!! Quote from Computer Concepts 5th edition!!! Magnetic mediea gradually lose their magnetic charge, resulting in lost datea. Some esperts estimate the the reliavle life span of data stored on a magnetic media is about 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted August 22, 2002 Author Share Posted August 22, 2002 so my disks are a myth are they then camus? maybe disks may fade ... but ive neva heard of it .... and ive been around computers all my life we have a BBC .... and old british computer ..... i used it mainly for gaming and if the disk drive wasnt muffed it would still work fine (it uses 5.25" floppys) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Originally posted by lexx Well, I'm number 69! lmfao Some of you may see the humour in that, other's won't!!!! hehe btw: Talking of XWA, I have Rebel Assault and X Wing for MS-DOS 5.0, anyone know how much they are worth these days (not that I would ever sell them)? It looks like you won't be able to post anymor eif you want to stay at 69! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Clem so my disks are a myth are they then camus? maybe disks may fade ... but ive neva heard of it .... and ive been around computers all my life we have a BBC .... and old british computer ..... i used it mainly for gaming and if the disk drive wasnt muffed it would still work fine (it uses 5.25" floppys) When was the last time you cheaked the conditions of the files??? If you think about it... magnetic particals in disk do spread out... hence making the binary off and corrupting the files... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 ooh.... Everyones getting mad..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted August 23, 2002 Author Share Posted August 23, 2002 Originally posted by Camus When was the last time you cheaked the conditions of the files??? If you think about it... magnetic particals in disk do spread out... hence making the binary off and corrupting the files... last time i checked was a few years ago .... they musta been about 10 - 12 yrs old also we have pc disks i still use now which must be about 7 yrs old also ur HDD is magnetic ..... and files will last there more than 3 yrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Clem last time i checked was a few years ago .... they musta been about 10 - 12 yrs old also we have pc disks i still use now which must be about 7 yrs old also ur HDD is magnetic ..... and files will last there more than 3 yrs Accually... HDD is on magnetic aluminum plater... If you know what that is... hence the "Hard" Disk Drive in the name... :| Floppies are made out of the same stuff vhs are made out off... which is a very good example of the life of a floopy... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 So... I take it Clem is now upset because someone knows just a little more about pcs than him??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Will you guys stop complaining, and start talking about how cool I am? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Originally posted by ZBomber Will you guys stop complaining, and start talking about how cool I am? We are not complaining we are arguing over whos facts are correct... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Yes, but I'd rather have you start talking about how cool I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 zbomber, is your sig suppose to say star wras museum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Originally posted by ZBomber Yes, but I'd rather have you start talking about how cool I am. No... how about how cool I am??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Originally posted by SivyB zbomber, is your sig suppose to say star wras museum? oops, changing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted August 24, 2002 Author Share Posted August 24, 2002 Originally posted by Camus So... I take it Clem is now upset because someone knows just a little more about pcs than him??? i know what a HDD is made of ...what u said is a problem of all magnetic media .... just cos the medium is HARD it doesnt mean it wont be affected by what ur saying if what u were saying was true ... which it cant be otherwise my old disks would no longer work!!! which they do and no i wasnt upset i wasnt here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Clem i know what a HDD is made of ...what u said is a problem of all magnetic media .... just cos the medium is HARD it doesnt mean it wont be affected by what ur saying if what u were saying was true ... which it cant be otherwise my old disks would no longer work!!! which they do and no i wasnt upset i wasnt here The key to HDD not losing data is the magnetic particals stay the same place... but media doesnt because the particals are in a simple plastic... HDD is on a metal plate thats in side a case which is inside the tower or desttop... Take up an old 10 year old vhs and say its perfect condition... Its not going to happen... sorry but the magnetic paricals in midia do spread out... but they dont sped out on an HDD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Seroiously, lets just get back to the thread. I'm almost in the top 200! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Actually, I'm almost in the top 300............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted August 24, 2002 Author Share Posted August 24, 2002 please note the last modified dates ... this is a 3.5" floppy of DOS 3.30 its 15 yrs old ... but ,.... yet .... it still finds the files .... must be magic camus ... 5 times the length they predict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 oy.. will it ever end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted August 24, 2002 Author Share Posted August 24, 2002 not until camus agrees disks can last longer than 3 yrs ...... at least 5 times longer .... and btw. those files do run and say "Incorrect Dos Version" .... cos it is incorrect infact ... its not really dos ... its just WIn 98! ... tada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Clem please note the last modified dates ... this is a 3.5" floppy of DOS 3.30 its 15 yrs old ... but ,.... yet .... it still finds the files .... must be magic camus ... 5 times the length they predict Okay... Here we go... ehem... binary is 1's and 0's correct... Just because magneict partacils spread doesnt mean all of them are going to spread... Every file has a header... in that header discribs what kind of binary code its going to need... Just because the header and the extions still apear doesnt mean all the data in between is 100% in place... Im sure files can go past 3... but after 2 years they start getting corrupt... which you know what that means... not all the 1's and 0's are in the right place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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