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I've had two most terrible blasts from the past today, and I come to NSG for solace, fellow ranters, and possible advice.

The first scenario really only deserves pity. I needed to do a presentation for a uni class, and I wanted a caricature I found in a bok in there as an attention-grabber. This should per se be no problem; I brought my laptop and my USB stick and was fully confident that wizth the help of the uni library scanners, I'd have the thing transferred in a few minutes.

Hah.

Scanning, editing and saving the file went lovely, but when I tried to put it on my stick, I found to my dismay that the computer decided to not cooperate with such a strange device. Well, I considered that one of life's lesser tragedies and tried emailing myself the thing instead. The desktop items offered me a wide range of browsers to choose from, but it turned out that not a single one appeared to work. The library staff informed me that they disabled all internett/mail access on the scanner computers as to prevent people being unproductively wasting time on the precious few scanner work stations, and that these stations had no USB drivers installed because "well, our computers are so old we expect new ones every day and we saw no use in going through the trouble of installing USB drivers". Umm. Allow me to add that these same computers have been in use ever since I started uni in 2005, but never mind. They went on to tell me that I'd need to use a floppy disk in order to transfer my data.

A fucking floppy disk! My laptop doesn't even have a drive for that! Who in the world still owns and/or brings a floppy disk to uni?! I was flabbergasted and decided to use a different cartoon. Which is a pity, really.

Anyhow, later that day my father called to "ask my advice on a computer problem". Turns out my father's friend had been bequested our old computer (old as in we acquired it 1996) and had used it in order to create and store all his important business files (he runs his own shop); we're talking huge amounts of data here. Strangely enough, he now wants to upgrade to a newer computer that does not insist on crashing every half an hour or so, and so he'll need to transfer his data from the old machine to the new one in spe.

Easy task, no?

Technically, yes. Practically, no. This computer does not have a CD-R burner. It does have a USB port, but the OS is Windows 98 and there are virtually no drivers for USB's for that. It's rather damaged set-up does not allow for a network connection anymore. So it all returns to the goddamn floppy disk once more, probably. Only in this case not a meager one, but heaps and heaps and heaps of them. I wonder whether they'll be able to gather enough of those tp store all that data..

In short, floppy disks are out to get me, and I've dcided this can't be the year 2007; I must have slipped somewhere.



So, have you felt the chill of the past creep up your spine these days, too, computer related or not?

I've had two most terrible blasts from the past today, and I come to NSG for solace, fellow ranters, and possible advice.

The first scenario really only deserves pity. I needed to do a presentation for a uni class, and I wanted a caricature I found in a bok in there as an attention-grabber. This should per se be no problem; I brought my laptop and my USB stick and was fully confident that wizth the help of the uni library scanners, I'd have the thing transferred in a few minutes.

Hah.

Scanning, editing and saving the file went lovely, but when I tried to put it on my stick, I found to my dismay that the computer decided to not cooperate with such a strange device. Well, I considered that one of life's lesser tragedies and tried emailing myself the thing instead. The desktop items offered me a wide range of browsers to choose from, but it turned out that not a single one appeared to work. The library staff informed me that they disabled all internett/mail access on the scanner computers as to prevent people being unproductively wasting time on the precious few scanner work stations, and that these stations had no USB drivers installed because "well, our computers are so old we expect new ones every day and we saw no use in going through the trouble of installing USB drivers". Umm. Allow me to add that these same computers have been in use ever since I started uni in 2005, but never mind. They went on to tell me that I'd need to use a floppy disk in order to transfer my data.

A fucking floppy disk! My laptop doesn't even have a drive for that! Who in the world still owns and/or brings a floppy disk to uni?! I was flabbergasted and decided to use a different cartoon. Which is a pity, really.

Anyhow, later that day my father called to "ask my advice on a computer problem". Turns out my father's friend had been bequested our old computer (old as in we acquired it 1996) and had used it in order to create and store all his important business files (he runs his own shop); we're talking huge amounts of data here. Strangely enough, he now wants to upgrade to a newer computer that does not insist on crashing every half an hour or so, and so he'll need to transfer his data from the old machine to the new one in spe.

Easy task, no?

Technically, yes. Practically, no. This computer does not have a CD-R burner. It does have a USB port, but the OS is Windows 98 and there are virtually no drivers for USB's for that. It's rather damaged set-up does not allow for a network connection anymore. So it all returns to the goddamn floppy disk once more, probably. Only in this case not a meager one, but heaps and heaps and heaps of them. I wonder whether they'll be able to gather enough of those tp store all that data..

In short, floppy disks are out to get me, and I've dcided this can't be the year 2007; I must have slipped somewhere.



So, have you felt the chill of the past creep up your spine these days, too, computer related or not?

Dude why not just slave the old HDD into the new 'puter and pull the data off to the new HDD?

Dude why not just slave the old HDD into the new 'puter and pull the data off to the new HDD?

Dudette, and none of us is computer-savvy enough to competently deal with hardware in this extent. Remember, we're talking people who do their business work on a Windows 98 computer, and their friends.

My old laptop wouldn't recognize a usb memory stick, so I had to use cds to transfer my old files to my new puter, niether computer wants to recognize the other on my home network, and Vistas photoviewer doesn't support older formats such as gigs (I have a lot of gif files.)

Meh, the price of progress I suppose, although moving to a cabin in the woods and becoming a crazy old hermit looks better every day.

Edit: and my wife insists that music made in the '90s no longer qualifies as new.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly back into the past"

This pretty much summarises me life; much as I try, I cannot escape the legacy I've left myself. Hell, even at university the self-same neuroses and insecurities remain that have been present since I can remember.

My old laptop wouldn't recognize a usb memory stick, so I had to use cds to transfer my old files to my new puter, niether computer wants to recognize the other on my home network, and Vistas photoviewer doesn't support older formats such as gigs (I have a lot of gif files.)
Finally someone who understand me! *throws her sobbing self into JP's arms*

;P

Meh, the price of progress I suppose, although moving to a cabin in the woods and becoming a crazy old hermit looks better every day.

Don't. It's much more fun to be a crazy old hermit right dab smack in the middle of The Modern Society, for them as well as for you.

(That, and I'm currently losing my best friend to monkhood, so in the name of all possible victims: don't.)

Edit: and my wife insists that music made in the '90s no longer qualifies as new.

It never did. I mean, I was four in 1990, how could it?!

Dudette, and none of us is computer-savvy enough to competently deal with hardware in this extent. Remember, we're talking people who do their business work on a Windows 98 computer, and their friends.

Shit I'm a man, M.A.N, man!

Sorry the way you where talking I thought you had this knowledge, but come, follow me, my young apprentice!

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly back into the past"

This pretty much summarises me life; much as I try, I cannot escape the legacy I've left myself. Hell, even at university the self-same neuroses and insecurities remain that have been present since I can remember.

As far as I understand, you're not much older than me; you've still got way too much life and possibilities ahaed of you to resign to such bitterness. Go into the offensive and deal with your "legacy", whatever it is; if you need professional help for that, then for the Elk's sake, seek it. Don't succumb to the alleged inevitable ruinedness of your life's health before you had a chance to even develop a proper midlife crisis.

Shit I'm a man, M.A.N, man!
I know. I'm not. So?

Sorry the way you where talking I thought you had this knowledge, but come, follow me, my young apprentice!

"Follow me, and everything is alright.." ?

Alright, where will this journey lead us? Do I need a blanket, or will a scarf suffice?

As far as I understand, you're not much older than me; you've still got way too much life and possibilities ahaed of you to resign to such bitterness. Go into the offensive and deal with your "legacy", whatever it is; if you need professional help for that, then for the Elk's sake, seek it. Don't succumb to the alleged inevitable ruinedness of your life's health before you had a chance to even develop a proper midlife crisis.

But bitterness is so much fun...

I should have got help over the summer. I'm all too aware of that, but can't really do so now because I'm at uni, and my doctors is at home however many miles away it is.

I know. I'm not. So?

Ahhh gotya. I thought you was calling me Dudette, you wasn't you was correcting my usage of the word dude.

In which case I guess there is only one thing to say.

'How you doin'?';)


"Follow me, and everything is alright.." ?

Alright, where will this journey lead us? Do I need a blanket, or will a scarf suffice?

Into the cave of hardware, where you will see with you own eyes the ribbon cable of truth and the jumpers of master/slave!

Damn, me I'm a geek!. Ohh well so be it.

But bitterness is so much fun...
You're preaching to the choir; I got elected "Most Cynical Person Alive" in high school. Yet I don't think it's healthy in the long run, neither for you nor the people around you.

I should have got help over the summer. I'm all too aware of that, but can't really do so now because I'm at uni, and my doctors is at home however many miles away it is.

It's already a tremendous step to admit that one might be better off getting help, congratulations.
You might still want to look into the option of seeing another doctor close to uni? If not, at least try and already make arrangements to see the doctor you trust next time you're at home for longer.

In which case I guess there is only one thing to say.

'How you doin'?';)

Good enough. Wanna take me out for dinner? I'm starving (and not exploitative at all). ;P

Into the cave of hardware, where you will see with you own eyes the ribbon cable of truth and the jumpers of master/slave!
That sounds exciting. Will there be dragons? Do I need any special armor?

Damn, me I'm a geek!. Ohh well so be it.
Someone recently told me those are the best, but whom is one to trust these days?

I have an MP3 player that works with Win98, a 4 year old Packard bell Audiokey. It might work. Or not.:p
You're an amazing creature. Do you come with a terrarium?

You do realise that when you've found enough floppies (no, you can't re-use one:p) there will be files bigger than 1.44 MB, don't you?;)

As with so many things that don't suit me, I'll decide to ignore that until it bites me in the nose.

Technically, yes. Practically, no. This computer does not have a CD-R burner. It does have a USB port, but the OS is Windows 98 and there are virtually no drivers for USB's for that. It's rather damaged set-up does not allow for a network connection anymore. So it all returns to the goddamn floppy disk once more, probably. Only in this case not a meager one, but heaps and heaps and heaps of them. I wonder whether they'll be able to gather enough of those tp store all that data..
I have an MP3 player that works with Win98, a 4 year old Packard bell Audiokey. It might work. Or not.:p

You do realise that when you've found enough floppies (no, you can't re-use one:p) there will be files bigger than 1.44 MB, don't you?;)

You're an amazing creature. Do you come with a terrarium?



As with so many things that don't suit me, I'll decide to ignore that until it bites me in the nose.
Sadly, no. And I have to be fed three times a day.

I can do that too, if you want.:p

Dudette, and none of us is computer-savvy enough to competently deal with hardware in this extent. Remember, we're talking people who do their business work on a Windows 98 computer, and their friends.

It is not that hard. You hafta be careful in making your primary one as the master and the older one as the slave. Your comp will recognise it as another drive, (which shouldn't be a problem if the older drive is working in the older comp) and you just transfer the files over to your existing drive and then can manage it easier.

All you need is a screwdriver and a bit of common sense. :)

Oh and DON'T use floppies. They are unreliable. And you won't be able to transfer bigger files. You will end up with a LOT more frustration than you have now.

Sadly, no. And I have to be fed three times a day.


Hmm. Maybe I can feed you all the other guys I have in terraria already and whom I'm beginning to be bored of, and then I have solved both the feeding and the housing problem. How's it sound?

It is not that hard. You hafta be careful in making your primary one as the master and the older one as the slave. Your comp will recognise it as another drive, (which shouldn't be a problem if the older drive is working in the older comp) and you just transfer the files over to your existing drive and then can manage it easier.
Slave? Master? Is it okay for me to envision a piece of metal vaguely shaped like what I imagine a harddrive to look like clad in leathery accesories?

All you need is a screwdriver and a bit of common sense. :)
I do have a screwdriver.

I have an MP3 player that works with Win98, a 4 year old Packard bell Audiokey. It might work. Or not.:p

You do realise that when you've found enough floppies (no, you can't re-use one:p) there will be files bigger than 1.44 MB, don't you?;)
A long-suppressed memory comes screaming back at Longhaul... the piles and piles of floppies... the zip files spanned across multiple disks... the careful labelling and numbering of the disks... the hoping... the boss' carelessly spilled mug of coffee... the recriminations.

/twitch

OP, hopefully Peepelonia has sorted you out. If not, have a quick scout around the 'net for DIY guides to installing new hard drives. Seriously, things like that and many other basic maintenance tasks on PC hardware (installing RAM springs to mind) are the PC equivalent of changing your wiper blades... you'll have no problem :)

A long-suppressed memory comes screaming back at Longhaul... the piles and piles of floppies... the zip files spanned across multiple disks... the careful labelling and numbering of the disks... the hoping... the boss' carelessly spilled mug of coffee... the recriminations.

/twitch

Umm. That looked like quite a blow.. *checks on Longhaul's breathing* But I think he made it.

OP, hopefully Peepelonia has sorted you out. If not, have a quick scout around the 'net for DIY guides to installing new hard drives. Seriously, things like that and many other basic maintenance tasks on PC hardware (installing RAM springs to mind) are the PC equivalent of changing your wiper blades... you'll have no problem :)

Umm, I believe I know more about computer maintenance than car maintenance.. the right pedal was for braking, no?

I've had two most terrible blasts from the past today, and I come to NSG for solace, fellow ranters, and possible advice.

The first scenario really only deserves pity. I needed to do a presentation for a uni class, and I wanted a caricature I found in a bok in there as an attention-grabber. This should per se be no problem; I brought my laptop and my USB stick and was fully confident that wizth the help of the uni library scanners, I'd have the thing transferred in a few minutes.

Hah.

Scanning, editing and saving the file went lovely, but when I tried to put it on my stick, I found to my dismay that the computer decided to not cooperate with such a strange device. Well, I considered that one of life's lesser tragedies and tried emailing myself the thing instead. The desktop items offered me a wide range of browsers to choose from, but it turned out that not a single one appeared to work. The library staff informed me that they disabled all internett/mail access on the scanner computers as to prevent people being unproductively wasting time on the precious few scanner work stations, and that these stations had no USB drivers installed because "well, our computers are so old we expect new ones every day and we saw no use in going through the trouble of installing USB drivers". Umm. Allow me to add that these same computers have been in use ever since I started uni in 2005, but never mind. They went on to tell me that I'd need to use a floppy disk in order to transfer my data.

A fucking floppy disk! My laptop doesn't even have a drive for that! Who in the world still owns and/or brings a floppy disk to uni?! I was flabbergasted and decided to use a different cartoon. Which is a pity, really.

Anyhow, later that day my father called to "ask my advice on a computer problem". Turns out my father's friend had been bequested our old computer (old as in we acquired it 1996) and had used it in order to create and store all his important business files (he runs his own shop); we're talking huge amounts of data here. Strangely enough, he now wants to upgrade to a newer computer that does not insist on crashing every half an hour or so, and so he'll need to transfer his data from the old machine to the new one in spe.

Easy task, no?

Technically, yes. Practically, no. This computer does not have a CD-R burner. It does have a USB port, but the OS is Windows 98 and there are virtually no drivers for USB's for that. It's rather damaged set-up does not allow for a network connection anymore. So it all returns to the goddamn floppy disk once more, probably. Only in this case not a meager one, but heaps and heaps and heaps of them. I wonder whether they'll be able to gather enough of those tp store all that data..

In short, floppy disks are out to get me, and I've dcided this can't be the year 2007; I must have slipped somewhere.



So, have you felt the chill of the past creep up your spine these days, too, computer related or not?

It should have a USB port somewhere in the back, innit? My middle school comps (Win 98s) did.

It should have a USB port somewhere in the back, innit? My middle school comps (Win 98s) did.

Why yes, it sure does, but true gratification does not solely come from the plain physical act of sticking it in, but from the internal sensation of recognition and mutual cooperation.

.. what I'm saying is that is doesn't recognize the stick because it lacks the drivers for it.

Good enough. Wanna take me out for dinner? I'm starving (and not exploitative at all). ;P

You know you're probably a nice girl and all but I can see some problems. I live in the UK, I'm much older than you, heh and my wife gets quite upset with me talking to young pretty women? Hey next time your in London though, I'll ask my wife If I can bring ya home for dinner!


That sounds exciting. Will there be dragons? Do I need any special armor?

Well there could very well be the hungry dragons of resource knocking around, these are quite tame, once you know their secret names(Windows, and WinXP) as to armor, none needed as long as yo enter in the company of a knight of the Compaq security screw.



Someone recently told me those are the best, but whom is one to trust these days?

I would trust those in the know, and who knows more then a geek?

My desktop at home informs me every time I turn it on that it can't find the floppy disk drive. Mainly because the computer doesn't actually have one. Stop checking you stupid machine!

My desktop at home informs me every time I turn it on that it can't find the floppy disk drive. Mainly because the computer doesn't actually have one. Stop checking you stupid machine!

Much like my cell phone which, when nearly out of battery, decides to tell me about it every 5 minutes, wasting even more battery - great stuff, annoying me on multiple levels.

Much like my cell phone which, when nearly out of battery, decides to tell me about it every 5 minutes, wasting even more battery - great stuff, annoying me on multiple levels.

I was talking to one of the code monkeys in the office the other day. He was telling me about a little app he made to nag him so that he wouldn't forget whole lines of what he has and has yet to code.

He told me that it was getting on his nerves and he is going to delete it, but keeps forgetting......!

What could I do, it was right there, fresh outa his mouth, yet he had not realised what he had just said. I gave him a few heartbeats for his comprehension to catch up with his mouth, but it never did, so I asked him 'Umm have you thought of having your nag app remind you to delete it?'

You know you're probably a nice girl and all but I can see some problems. I live in the UK, I'm much older than you, heh and my wife gets quite upset with me talking to young pretty women? Hey next time your in London though, I'll ask my wife If I can bring ya home for dinner!
That might as well be pretty soon, and if you can mail me an original voucher from your wife testifying to your harmlessness, I might as well ;P

Well there could very well be the hungry dragons of resource knocking around, these are quite tame, once you know their secret names(Windows, and WinXP) as to armor, none needed as long as yo enter in the company of a knight of the Compaq security screw.
Thou art my knight in shining armor? On a noble steed?

I would trust those in the know, and who knows more then a geek?I dunno? The Über-Geek of Doom(tm) ? His Holy Geekiness?

My desktop at home informs me every time I turn it on that it can't find the floppy disk drive. Mainly because the computer doesn't actually have one. Stop checking you stupid machine!
Body check warning! One appendage missing!

Much like my cell phone which, when nearly out of battery, decides to tell me about it every 5 minutes, wasting even more battery - great stuff, annoying me on multiple levels.
My laptop was pre-told to remind me from 30% battery level on that I better hook onto another energy source with every new percent lost - what nonsense! I re-trained it to hold it until it reached actual worrying levels, and now we're best friends (again).
I was talking to one of the code monkeys in the office the other day. He was telling me about a little app he made to nag him so that he wouldn't forget whole lines of what he has and has yet to code.

He told me that it was getting on his nerves and he is going to delete it, but keeps forgetting......!

What could I do, it was right there, fresh outa his mouth, yet he had not realised what he had just said. I gave him a few heartbeats for his comprehension to catch up with his mouth, but it never did, so I asked him 'Umm have you thought of having your nag app remind you to delete it?'

That's hilarious. Somehow, this reminded me of the book "Microserfs" - you know it? Fantastic stuff. (And just because I feel like being nice and promoting today, here's (http://www.amazon.com/Microserfs-Douglas-Coupland/dp/0060987049/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-9025595-8146838?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194538940&sr=8-1) the link to its listing on Amazon)

Dudette, and none of us is computer-savvy enough to competently deal with hardware in this extent. Remember, we're talking people who do their business work on a Windows 98 computer, and their friends.

Ahem, no nerdy friends of friends either?

Snip
You do realise that when you've found enough floppies (no, you can't re-use one:p) there will be files bigger than 1.44 MB, don't you?;)

That's what winrar is for ;)

Why yes, it sure does, but true gratification does not solely come from the plain physical act of sticking it in, but from the internal sensation of recognition and mutual cooperation.

.. what I'm saying is that is doesn't recognize the stick because it lacks the drivers for it.

Oh. Mine could.

I've had two most terrible blasts from the past today, and I come to NSG for solace, fellow ranters, and possible advice.

The first scenario really only deserves pity. I needed to do a presentation for a uni class, and I wanted a caricature I found in a bok in there as an attention-grabber. This should per se be no problem; I brought my laptop and my USB stick and was fully confident that wizth the help of the uni library scanners, I'd have the thing transferred in a few minutes.

Hah.

Scanning, editing and saving the file went lovely, but when I tried to put it on my stick, I found to my dismay that the computer decided to not cooperate with such a strange device. Well, I considered that one of life's lesser tragedies and tried emailing myself the thing instead. The desktop items offered me a wide range of browsers to choose from, but it turned out that not a single one appeared to work. The library staff informed me that they disabled all internett/mail access on the scanner computers as to prevent people being unproductively wasting time on the precious few scanner work stations, and that these stations had no USB drivers installed because "well, our computers are so old we expect new ones every day and we saw no use in going through the trouble of installing USB drivers". Umm. Allow me to add that these same computers have been in use ever since I started uni in 2005, but never mind. They went on to tell me that I'd need to use a floppy disk in order to transfer my data.

A fucking floppy disk! My laptop doesn't even have a drive for that! Who in the world still owns and/or brings a floppy disk to uni?! I was flabbergasted and decided to use a different cartoon. Which is a pity, really. ouch.

[Anyhow, later that day my father called to "ask my advice on a computer problem". Turns out my father's friend had been bequested our old computer (old as in we acquired it 1996) and had used it in order to create and store all his important business files (he runs his own shop); we're talking huge amounts of data here. Strangely enough, he now wants to upgrade to a newer computer that does not insist on crashing every half an hour or so, and so he'll need to transfer his data from the old machine to the new one in spe.

Easy task, no?

Technically, yes. Practically, no. This computer does not have a CD-R burner. It does have a USB port, but the OS is Windows 98 and there are virtually no drivers for USB's for that. It's rather damaged set-up does not allow for a network connection anymore. So it all returns to the goddamn floppy disk once more, probably. Only in this case not a meager one, but heaps and heaps and heaps of them. I wonder whether they'll be able to gather enough of those tp store all that data..

In short, floppy disks are out to get me, and I've dcided this can't be the year 2007; I must have slipped somewhere.



So, have you felt the chill of the past creep up your spine these days, too, computer related or not?actually, if you go to your thumbstick/memory stick manufacturer's website, chances are they will have win98 drivers that you can download and install.

Other than that, invest in an external CD/DVD burner. then you can backup the data onto CD's and transfer them over. and when you're done, you can then take that CD drive to your Uni library and hook it up there (provided you get the drives with the Parallel connections.)

Oh. Mine could.

depends on the Manufacturer and the OS.

Most modern thumbsticks will run on Win2000/Winnt/XP/Vista but for Win 9x machines, those are few and far between. you will need to download and install the drivers for it.

Had to do that for my older Sandisk stick for my win98.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly back into the past"

This pretty much summarises me life; much as I try, I cannot escape the legacy I've left myself. Hell, even at university the self-same neuroses and insecurities remain that have been present since I can remember.
http://www.littlehandsmusic.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/Becker_Violin.jpg

Oh, also, hope you're enjoying York. Shame about the weather and all, mind.

..... yet those primitive computers with floppy drives and no drivers are still in use a decade later whereas the modern and super-advanced computers we buy today break down after a year or two due to planned obsolescence.

Which reminds me I have to purchase a new USB floppy drive, mine is dead.

..... yet those primitive computers with floppy drives and no drivers are still in use a decade later whereas the modern and super-advanced computers we buy today break down after a year or two due to planned obsolescence.

Which reminds me I have to purchase a new USB floppy drive, mine is dead.

*nods in agreement*
Give me an HP Laserjet 4/4+ over the 4200 or whatever latest model they have out...

Dudette, and none of us is computer-savvy enough to competently deal with hardware in this extent. Remember, we're talking people who do their business work on a Windows 98 computer, and their friends.Go into your school's comp sci lounge and scream "I need tech support!"

Go into your school's comp sci lounge and scream "I need tech support!"

Too bad my school's tech lounge has a huge sign saying "No ech n00bs and their silly questions allowed!".

*nods in agreement*
Give me an HP Laserjet 4/4+ over the 4200 or whatever latest model they have out...

*Looks down at the Laserjet 4 and ethernet wires by the desk*

Yep. If it's old the chances are it's also tried and tested technology. if it isn't broken and is fit for purpose, why change?

LaserJet 4, the very best there is. When you absolutely, positively, have to print every single mother****ing file on the drive; accept no substitute...

I have the opposite problem. Back when I had not permanent internet connection, I used to download and store stuff, I had piles upon piles of floppy disks. (yes, and I used to buy the translucent ones.) Now I got a new laptop and then I realized that it had no floppy drive. So, I can't use my floppy disks anymore. :(

I have the opposite problem. Back when I had not permanent internet connection, I used to download and store stuff, I had piles upon piles of floppy disks. (yes, and I used to buy the translucent ones.) Now I got a new laptop and then I realized that it had no floppy drive. So, I can't use my floppy disks anymore. :(

Well, if you do indeed intend to use it more than just once in a blue moon, I suppose buying an external floppy disk drive would be a good investment?

Well, if you do indeed intend to use it more than just once in a blue moon, I suppose buying an external floppy disk drive would be a good investment?

btw... did you get your uncles data off his old pc?

So, have you felt the chill of the past creep up your spine these days, too, computer related or not?Yeah. I had a class that repeated the lessons on "How to do a proper power point presentation in this class". One of them was "Burn your presentation on CD or use a USB stick. Don't usy floppies, because we don't use them anymore."

My old laptop wouldn't recognize a usb memory stick, so I had to use cds to transfer my old files to my new puter, niether computer wants to recognize the other on my home network, and Vistas photoviewer doesn't support older formats such as gigs (I have a lot of gif files.)

Meh, the price of progress I suppose, although moving to a cabin in the woods and becoming a crazy old hermit looks better every day.

Edit: and my wife insists that music made in the '90s no longer qualifies as new.

I had to install a usb port on my old windows 98 computer. It took me two days to get the damn thing working again. I felt like I had just tried to shoe a horse.

I have the opposite problem. Back when I had not permanent internet connection, I used to download and store stuff, I had piles upon piles of floppy disks. (yes, and I used to buy the translucent ones.) Now I got a new laptop and then I realized that it had no floppy drive. So, I can't use my floppy disks anymore. :(

Can't you get external floppies that connect with a usb?