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05-31-2004, 02:47 PM
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funny thing is ALL of my zip disks have failed very unreliable
plus i dont have my iomega installed, not enough ide slot |
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05-31-2004, 08:44 PM
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I found floppies great for transporting files years ago, although somewhat limited in capacity. Then I started using Superdisks - but they never caught on. I then moved to using CDRW's and sometimes ended up with compatibility issues. These days I use a 256MB USB memory stick and haven't looked back since.
I still need my trusty floppy drive for my SCSI drivers when installing windows though :? (Not to mention flashing various different Bios's). As for the future, software will sooner or later migrate to the internet - pay and download, and file transportation will (for the time being) be performed with memory sticks and eventually be transported across the internet. At the moment usb memory sales are on the up I believe. Just my two cents on the issue. |
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05-31-2004, 09:04 PM
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I believe that flash media is going to get even better and cheaper and will eventually phase out the floppy.
I remember talking to my high school's Administrator and she said that the school would eventually give every student a USB thumb drive of sorts instead of giving everyone floppy disks. That'll work as long as the students don't "lose" them. |
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06-27-2004, 09:31 PM
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I also believe flash media will replace the floppy very soon.
Too bad, I like floppies :cry: They are great for itty bitty word files... |
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06-28-2004, 10:25 AM
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Is there any way to load RAID drivers in Windows setup using anything but a floppy? The whole windows setup sucked more because my USB floppy doesn't work there even though the mobo boots off it just fine. I had to plug in a standard floppy which meant using a backup PSU to power the drive since the floppy power connector had been cut off long ago.
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06-28-2004, 11:26 AM
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Havent used a floppy in ages....havent needed to, although if I ever go SATA on my NF7S ill have to dust one off.
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06-28-2004, 12:42 PM
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Quote:
if you make a custom install disk you can add the drivers, http://greenmachine.msfnhosting.com/READING/addraid.htm |
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06-28-2004, 01:28 PM
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Seems like I've seen this thread 50 times
 I have a love/hate relationship with floppies. While they are obsolete and prone to quit working just when you need them... I still love them because they are very handy. I have, as I'm sure alot of you do, stacks of floppies with fix-all boot disks for every day of the year. As annoyingly slow as they are, when I go to diagnose a computer there are a few floppies that I bring along with me as well as a peace of mind knowing that I can fix almost any computer with what's in my backpack. 99% of the time I have the right combination of diagnostics and bootdisks to get things running right. That is really the only use I have for them today. With cdrw/dvdrw drives as readily available at consumer friendly prices there are just better ways to tote your data around. The portable usb/flash gadgets are making their way into the mainstream finally which I believe will ease the average user into the era of solid state memory (yay!). As old as they are they still do serve a purpose for many and I think they'll be around for a few more years to come. |
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