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Oh Floppy disks
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ATD said:
I have a bit over a TB that I've been backing up on multiple hard drives. I used to burn it all to DVDs but have grown tired of incremental backups. Can't wait until BluRays come out. Sometimes it astounds me that I've been toting around files dating back to the early 80s.
I can't wait to revise my will to include data inheritance.
What's a floppy disk?
Oh, I remember now...um, aren't they those archaic digital storage devices that PCs still utilize?
Oh, I remember now...um, aren't they those archaic digital storage devices that PCs still utilize?
As a designer when a Floppy arrives in the office. You just know its either a word document that you cant do **** all with. It contains images that are way to small to print or the client wants their 74 page catalogue artwork (10GB) supplied on floppy and they have kindly let you use theirs
"Oh thanks, when will the flatbed arrive with the rest?"
It sickens me
"Oh thanks, when will the flatbed arrive with the rest?"
It sickens me
ATD said:
We use TDK DVDs to archive completed projects... each disk is numbered and then catalogued with CDFinder which is set up to be accessible by all users on the network, then I make a compressed disk image of the DVD and store that on the server for immediate day-to-day access of files.
Being on the server also ensures that the work is duplicated in 3 places.
Blue Velvet said:
I like TDKs too. I make 2 DVD backups of my completed projects, one for the office and one for home. I use Portfolio for my visual data base, I make 4 files from that, by client, by disk and then reduce each of those for another set of that just has the finished work without the support files.
I get a lot of photography from my clients for the projects I work on. I have seen as many as 35,000 coverage photos taken on a movie, most are under 10,000. They used to shoot with film cameras then sort through them and scan just the selects. The reason for the data explosion in the last few years is the photographers have gone digital, shooting everything as 67MB tiffs. Since no scans are needed the client doesn't need to sort through them, they will load 1000s of photos at a time on a 500GB drive and sent it. Right now I'm buying hard drives to store the photos until a bigger DVD comes out.
my work decided to give us personal development folders to log our career achievments in during our aprentaceship, the software (html forms to fill and print) were on a floppy. I got strange looks when i asked which one of my body cavities this should be inserted into cos there sure aint a space on my computer for it. i also got funny looks when i tried to explain that there was no fan in my computer (by design not cos it broke) and was then told this wireless thingey will never take off and why would you want a thin monitor like that for. needless to say they didnt think apple still made computers or anything usefull. i liked my Cube airport base station (with modem) studio display and iBook DV SE.
anyhoo floppies who needs them. thats why we have e-mail and DSL
OLD JOKE ALERT
Q. Whats the diference between a woman and a computer?
A. A computer wont laf at a 3.5" floppie!
anyhoo floppies who needs them. thats why we have e-mail and DSL
OLD JOKE ALERT
Q. Whats the diference between a woman and a computer?
A. A computer wont laf at a 3.5" floppie!
i still get zip and jazz discs.... which i have drives i can read them on...
but i havent even SEEN a floppy drive in like 6 years or more.
I would not accept a floppy if someone tried to give me art on it.
but i havent even SEEN a floppy drive in like 6 years or more.
I would not accept a floppy if someone tried to give me art on it.
I acquired an old Zenith 8088 luggable. You know the type: 5" amber screen and dual 5.25" floppies in a nice, portable 40 pound case. I still have most of the software (MS-DOS, several old spread sheets, and some agriculture management systems) and much to my surprise, it still works! I was amazed that most of the disks were not corrupted, although a few of them were.
dmw007 said:40 pounds, portable?!
And I would give it away to a good home if someone would pay shipping!
Jeese, I never knew they even existed anymore.
Do they still make them?
I remember from primary school everything was on Floppy, and a lot of secondary school as well.
Instead of using Pen Drives, and backing up on the HUGE range of computer (Windows, ew) - they insisted on those horrible little tea coasters.
PS: Do they still build floppy drives into Windows machines? Its been years since I've looked at a new one.. makes me feel all sick.
Do they still make them?
I remember from primary school everything was on Floppy, and a lot of secondary school as well.
Instead of using Pen Drives, and backing up on the HUGE range of computer (Windows, ew) - they insisted on those horrible little tea coasters.
PS: Do they still build floppy drives into Windows machines? Its been years since I've looked at a new one.. makes me feel all sick.
Our work network is that restricted that you cannot connect work laptops to the network (and sure as eggs is eggs, there's no wireless). They expect us to transfer work from laptops to desktops by floppy. When I pointed out that a Powerpoint presentation won't fit on a floppy, it was suggested that I split it up into several slides and transfer them one at a time!
This is what we're dealing with, people.
This is what we're dealing with, people.
Dunepilot said:
I work with a group of clients that refuse to embrace technology and everything is done via phone and fax (yes i know its technology - tell it to them). No PDFs, no emails etc. Something that could be done in 5 minutes via email takes 3 days in the post.
Oh by the way they sell computer desks Honest!