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[WhatGravitas]

Even DVDs decay. I believe their half life is 50 years. Not sure about HD/BD discs though.

The decay is only half of the problem.

Or can your PC still read floppy disks? Not to mention old file formats.

Ah, good old records... you can replay these with a simply needle!

Cheers, LT.

 

[Phaezen]

The decay is only half of the problem.

Or can your PC still read floppy disks? Not to mention old file formats.

Considering Stiffy Drive is now an optional extra on most systems . . .

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Considering Stiffy Drive is now an optional extra on most systems . . .

Stiffy?

That sounds so wrong.

 

[Phaezen]

Stiffy?

That sounds so wrong.

Mind. Gutter. Out.

Phaezen

 

[hafrogman]

Stiffy?

That sounds so wrong.

Wait till he starts talking about hard drives, and scuzzy ports. Do things still have scuzzy (SCSI) ports? I'm not even really sure what one is, all I know is that it was the basis for many a computer STD joke back in the day.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

The decay is only half of the problem.

Or can your PC still read floppy disks? Not to mention old file formats.

Ah, good old records... you can replay these with a simply needle!

Cheers, LT.

Oh, there will be a great wailing and a gnashing of teeth when CD's are no longer automatically read-able by PC's, I think we can guarantee that.

 

[Phaezen]

Home Time

Have a good evening/afternoon/morning

Phaezen

 

[hafrogman]

Oh, there will be a great wailing and a gnashing of teeth when CD's are no longer automatically read-able by PC's, I think we can guarantee that.

I expect that won't be for quite a long time.

1)Yes, my computer CAN still read a floppy, long after the death of the media.
2)Floppy drives have to be specially installed, whereas a DVD/HD/Blu-Ray/Whatever Comes Next Probably Drive can take a CD, and with very minor upgrades, read it. So we're probably going to have to wait for at least two or three generations PAST CDs to die before they really become unreadable.

....

Now where did I put that 5 1/2 disc. . . ?

 

[The_Warlock]

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Now where did I put that 5 1/2 disc. . . ?

8", 5 1/4", 3 1/2"...

Come on now, don't displease the Floppy Loa with incorrect terminology...

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Home Time

Have a good evening/afternoon/morning

Phaezen

You too.

So, tonight I've got to organise our 5 year anniversary celebration type thing. Fortunately, I know what I'm doing (massage in the morning, trip into central London, lunch, show, dinner, hotel, breakfast & home). But it's still kind of intimidating actually doing it - what if it goes wrong?