Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On Apr 30, 2010, at 2:21 PM, Jeff Miles wrote: Can't you just tape them together and put them in a player piano? Great idea. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-30 Thread Jeff Miles
Can't you just tape them together and put them in a player piano? Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Join my Mafia http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/status_invite.php?from=550968726 On Apr 29, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote: You can use them to make lovely wreaths, too.

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
I transferred data from all of my floppy disks to Zips, then CDs over a dozen years ago, then to DVD, gave most of them away, but still have a few to use with my ancient computers. Problem is that my Mac SE has a broken floppy drive--only works on a network; makes a better museum piece. I

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread mike
Safe to say...you would need cases. Imagine the horror of reinstalling an OS off floppies...now imagine trying to watch the 8 gig rip of iron man off floppy. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:42 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: I transferred data from all of my floppy disks to Zips, then CDs over

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread Robert Carroll
I still have some important punch cards. Most of them are in the right order. Paula Minor wrote: s actually up and running on a working, plugged-in DOS machine. But then, I'm a total pack rat. I'm a pack rat too. I'll be holding on to my zip and floppy drivesjust in case. They don't

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 8:00 PM, Robert Carroll wrote: I still have some important punch cards. Most of them are in the right order. Me too. And several cartons unused. What am I offered for 2000 cards in pristine condition?

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Tom just put them on your bicycle they make a wonderful noise when you ride. Stewart At 08:03 PM 4/29/2010, you wrote: On Apr 29, 2010, at 8:00 PM, Robert Carroll wrote: I still have some important punch cards. Most of them are in the right order. Me too. And several cartons unused. What

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread Roger D. Parish
You can use them to make lovely wreaths, too. Although, used ones (with punched holes) look a little better. At 8:08 PM -0500 4/29/10, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Tom just put them on your bicycle they make a wonderful noise when you ride. Stewart At 08:03 PM 4/29/2010, you wrote: On Apr

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
And the whole punches make wonderful confetti (eco confetti) for weddings. Stewart At 09:11 PM 4/29/2010, you wrote: You can use them to make lovely wreaths, too. Although, used ones (with punched holes) look a little better. At 8:08 PM -0500 4/29/10, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Tom just

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-28 Thread Paula Minor
s actually up and running on a working, plugged-in DOS machine. But then, I'm a total pack rat. I'm a pack rat too. I'll be holding on to my zip and floppy drivesjust in case. They don't take up much space. Paula Minor raven880atindy.net

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Schinnell
Date:Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:06:55 -0400 From:tjpa t...@tjpa.com http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-brief/49505-the-end-of-an-era-sony-officially-kills-floppy-disks I recently tossed several 1,000s of them. I still have a dual 5.25 and a 3.5 drive that supports 360/1.2/1.4 meg

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-26 Thread John Emmerling
At the store where my wife works, they just replaced a Windows98 based POS system from which sales data was transferred on a weekly basis via 3.5 floppy to my 6-year-old computer from which I converted it to SQL and uploaded to a web site. Just in time, I guess. On 4/26/10, Rich Schinnell

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-26 Thread Fred Holmes
I still use floppies for certain purposes, but I would never need to purchase any. Have enough old ones available that can be used at any time. Fred Holmes At 08:28 AM 4/26/2010, John Emmerling wrote: At the store where my wife works, they just replaced a Windows98 based POS system from which

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-26 Thread Fred Holmes
Me too! Fred Holmes It's actually up and running on a working, plugged-in DOS machine. But then, I'm a total pack rat. At 05:42 AM 4/26/2010, Rich Schinnell wrote: I still have a dual 5.25 and a 3.5 drive that supports 360/1.2/1.4 meg diskettes. Maybe I should keep it for nostalgia or when

[CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-25 Thread tjpa
http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-brief/49505-the-end-of-an-era-sony-officially-kills-floppy-disks I recently tossed several 1,000s of them. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-25 Thread mike
I was going through some old boxes less than a week ago and tossed the last of my floppy disks and zip disks. On Apr 25, 2010 8:10 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-brief/49505-the-end-of-an-era-sony-officially-kills-floppy-disks I recently tossed several