Did anybody ever find floppy disks annoying? - Page 5

switchblade · 13 May 2009, 17:56

*goes back off-topic for no discernible reason whatsoever*

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Sensi · 13 May 2009, 22:36

last seven (eight now) posts will be moved to ot, i suggest "Going offtopic for no reason" thread name
thanks

P.S. Can i be a mod now?

seuden · 14 May 2009, 10:53

I miss the floppy, I loved the noise it made when you ejected it and put a new one in. *shoo* *clunk* *chchch* :P

lilalurl · 14 May 2009, 11:06

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Originally Posted by seuden

I miss the floppy, I loved the noise it made when you ejected it and put a new one in. *shoo* *clunk* *chchch* :P

New candidate for req.UAE Wishlist?

After all, since there is floppy drive sound emulation, why not floppy insertion/ejection sound emulation?

TCD · 14 May 2009, 11:11

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Originally Posted by lilalurl

After all, since there is floppy drive sound emulation, why not floppy insertion/ejection sound emulation?

Anyone interested in my Quake drive sounds?

I always found the drive sound emulation uber-geeky... which isn't necessarily a bad thing

Sensi · 14 May 2009, 11:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by seuden

I miss the floppy, I loved the noise it made when you ejected it and put a new one in. *shoo* *clunk* *chchch* :P

My A500 did "tiny" noise and A600 "woody" noise. Intercourse, sausage, concubine.

Anakirob · 14 May 2009, 14:20

I must admit that loading from floppies was a pain in the arse for me even 'back in the day'. But a pain worth enduring to play the games contained on them.

To think there was a time when floppies were pretty much the fastest, most reliable way to store and transmit data!?

TCD · 14 May 2009, 14:31

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Originally Posted by Anakirob

To think there was a time when floppies were pretty much the fastest, most reliable way to store and transmit data!?

I don't think such a time ever existed

seuden · 14 May 2009, 15:03

The highlight of my gaming was when the screen would tell me to put my floppy in the slot. The more times I had to swap my floppies the better the experience for me. Street Fighter IV on teh 360 using floppies.....GOLD.

killergorilla · 14 May 2009, 15:47

seuden, you are sick!

seuden · 14 May 2009, 15:52

I miss mah floppies

DH · 14 May 2009, 16:28

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Originally Posted by seuden

....the screen would tell me to put my floppy in the slot.....

Shouldn't that be an OT subject, and as KG says 'you are sick'

TCD · 14 May 2009, 17:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by seuden

Street Fighter IV on teh 360 using floppies.....GOLD.

I like floppies, but that is... erm... fecking nuts

laffer · 15 May 2009, 18:01

I absolutely loved floppies. I had wanted a floppy drive for so long for my Commodore 64, but could never afford one (they were quite pricey!).
So when I finally got an Amiga, I thought the loading times were really short.

I remember playing Monkey Island 2 from floppies... and I had no troubles, didn't bother me at all. In fact, I don't think I even thought about it. 11 floppies, btw

I had them spread out on the floor so I could easily find the one requested.

Eclipse · 21 May 2009, 03:33

I had an Atari 65XE before my Amiga so it seemed really quick loading.
The noise while some games load is really nostalgic for me, especially games like Lotus 2. It does that double grind noise just before the intro music.
I remember me and my mates would know usually when the games had loaded by the sound. It's almost like listening to a song in some respects.

s2325 · 21 May 2009, 09:05

With my first Amiga 500 floppy drive was really silent but my second A500 have loud drive which I don't like so much (it's not so loud as DreamCast cd-rom but still too much for me). I like knocking but not banging...

Skope · 12 August 2010, 20:45

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Originally Posted by switchblade

Does anybody honestly think that floppy drives back then weren't so bad to deal with compared to today? Did people have more patience with those load times back then?

I never even thought about it, disks was (and still is for me) the shiznit. For a very long time my opinion about harddrives was that only offices and BBS'es used them. I got my first HD in 1995 (52mb) and still I haven't quit using floppies to this day. I have nothing but love for them (Amiga floppies that is), each disk has its own personality. Especially pack-disks makes my spine tingle. I'm pretty weird that way I guess. Snail-mail disk swapping ftw!

dlfrsilver · 12 August 2010, 21:59

i miss teh foppies

Retroplay · 12 August 2010, 22:05

As a C16 & C64 gamer with only a C2N Datasette I found floppies to be the holy grail back then.

TCD · 12 August 2010, 22:10

Recently had the 'joy' to see realtime emulated cassettes on OpenMSX again... Try it and you will love floppies as you did back then

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13 May 2009, 17:56	#81
switchblade Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Age: 37 Posts: 99	goes back off-topic for no discernible reason whatsoever [ Show youtube player ]

13 May 2009, 22:36	#82
Sensi Unregistered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 1,643	last seven (eight now) posts will be moved to ot, i suggest "Going offtopic for no reason" thread name thanks P.S. Can i be a mod now?

14 May 2009, 10:53	#83
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	I miss the floppy, I loved the noise it made when you ejected it and put a new one in. shoo clunk chchch :P

14 May 2009, 14:20	#87
Anakirob Unregistered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tasmania Age: 42 Posts: 893	I must admit that loading from floppies was a pain in the arse for me even 'back in the day'. But a pain worth enduring to play the games contained on them. To think there was a time when floppies were pretty much the fastest, most reliable way to store and transmit data!?

14 May 2009, 15:03	#89
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	The highlight of my gaming was when the screen would tell me to put my floppy in the slot. The more times I had to swap my floppies the better the experience for me. Street Fighter IV on teh 360 using floppies.....GOLD.

14 May 2009, 15:47	#90
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	seuden, you are sick!

14 May 2009, 15:52	#91
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	I miss mah floppies

15 May 2009, 18:01	#94
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	I absolutely loved floppies. I had wanted a floppy drive for so long for my Commodore 64, but could never afford one (they were quite pricey!). So when I finally got an Amiga, I thought the loading times were really short. I remember playing Monkey Island 2 from floppies... and I had no troubles, didn't bother me at all. In fact, I don't think I even thought about it. 11 floppies, btw I had them spread out on the floor so I could easily find the one requested.

21 May 2009, 03:33	#95
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	I had an Atari 65XE before my Amiga so it seemed really quick loading. The noise while some games load is really nostalgic for me, especially games like Lotus 2. It does that double grind noise just before the intro music. I remember me and my mates would know usually when the games had loaded by the sound. It's almost like listening to a song in some respects.

21 May 2009, 09:05	#96
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	With my first Amiga 500 floppy drive was really silent but my second A500 have loud drive which I don't like so much (it's not so loud as DreamCast cd-rom but still too much for me). I like knocking but not banging...

12 August 2010, 21:59	#98
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	i miss teh foppies

12 August 2010, 22:05	#99
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	As a C16 & C64 gamer with only a C2N Datasette I found floppies to be the holy grail back then.

12 August 2010, 22:10	#100
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Recently had the 'joy' to see realtime emulated cassettes on OpenMSX again... Try it and you will love floppies as you did back then

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