World of Banished

All The Rest => Off Topic => Topic started by: Paeng on November 09, 2018, 05:55:54 AM

Title: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: Paeng on November 09, 2018, 05:55:54 AM
... you find an old stash of brand-new CD-Roms, dig out yer olde burn prog...

... and only then realize that a single CD will not even hold a set of mods by RK, or Embx, or Kid, or Disc...

Muhahaha...  :D
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: RedKetchup on November 09, 2018, 09:21:10 AM
Quote from: Paeng on November 09, 2018, 05:55:54 AM
... you find an old stash of brand-new CD-Roms, dig out yer olde burn prog...

... and only then realize that a single CD will not even hold a set of mods by RK, or Embx, or Kid, or Disc...

Muhahaha...  :D

haha only if you .zip them before :)
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: Glenn on November 09, 2018, 03:08:33 PM
Perhaps we should go back to floppy disks

Like NSAS of the 1960s during the Apollo days - less storage capacity than we get on a small memory stick
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: Paeng on November 09, 2018, 03:35:59 PM
Quote from: Glenn on November 09, 2018, 03:08:33 PMLike NSAS of the 1960s during the Apollo days - less storage capacity than we get on a small memory stick

I'd already settle for a barebones win, where I select what I need... instead of them constantly telling me that they know best what I need...   :-X
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: RedKetchup on November 09, 2018, 03:37:49 PM
Quote from: Glenn on November 09, 2018, 03:08:33 PM
Perhaps we should go back to floppy disks

Like NSAS of the 1960s during the Apollo days - less storage capacity than we get on a small memory stick

my first floppy was a 5 1/4 disk lol 320 ? 640kb ? (not megabyte) the floppy 3 1/2 where 720kb and 1,44M

before that i was on a 4 tracks tape cassette
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: Gatherer on November 09, 2018, 03:38:29 PM
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTLwlQ8z7vl0MMMvVczjXB0Cwa4SPv-P9QzInN-rirj-96eIw9wgw)


I do. :D
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: RedKetchup on November 09, 2018, 03:39:25 PM
Quote from: Gatherer on November 09, 2018, 03:38:29 PM
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTLwlQ8z7vl0MMMvVczjXB0Cwa4SPv-P9QzInN-rirj-96eIw9wgw)


I do. :D


haha gatherer
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: Paeng on November 09, 2018, 04:26:14 PM
or this?  :D

I still got a C64complete with disc drive and -behold- a color monitor...
Desperately looking for a taker before it goes on the big pile...  :D
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: RedKetchup on November 09, 2018, 04:47:29 PM
Quote from: Paeng on November 09, 2018, 04:26:14 PM
or this?  :D

I still got a C64complete with disc drive and -behold- a color monitor...
Desperately looking for a taker before it goes on the big pile...  :D

thats a 5 1/4

but i think they got another just before this 5 1/4, but i dont think they sold it often. (the 8 inches) although , the size of the hand make me think thats the very first one....
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Floppy_disk_2009_G1.jpg/1920px-Floppy_disk_2009_G1.jpg)
Title: Re: You're gettin' old when...
Post by: Maldrick on November 10, 2018, 09:59:12 AM
Had a Vic-20 with a tape drive back in the day.  Displayed color though!