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Title: IBM hates America
Post by: swolt on November 23, 2005, 04:02:06 PM
So, if you are making a new technology, like, say, Serial ATA, wouldn't you find a way to install it WITHOUT USING A FSKING FLOPPY DISK?
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: Mr. Ubiquity on November 23, 2005, 04:03:13 PM
Quote from: swolt on November 23, 2005, 04:02:06 PM
So, if you are making a new technology, like, say, Serial ATA, wouldn't you find a way to install it WITHOUT USING A FSKING FLOPPY DISK?

u would think.....
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: ignom on November 23, 2005, 04:03:56 PM
My computer doesn't have a floppy drive, but I doubt they make much for Macs anyway.
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: Mr. Ubiquity on November 23, 2005, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: ignom on November 23, 2005, 04:03:56 PM
My computer doesn't have a floppy drive, but I doubt they make much for Macs anyway.

macs are computers that you pay extra for and becuase of that they ACTUALLY work.
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: dc on November 23, 2005, 04:06:23 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ubiquity on November 23, 2005, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: ignom on November 23, 2005, 04:03:56 PM
My computer doesn't have a floppy drive, but I doubt they make much for Macs anyway.

macs are computers that you pay extra for and becuase of that they ACTUALLY work.

Plus, if you turn them upside down and shake them from side to side, the screen will clear off....
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: Mr. Ubiquity on November 23, 2005, 04:07:24 PM
Quote from: dc on November 23, 2005, 04:06:23 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ubiquity on November 23, 2005, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: ignom on November 23, 2005, 04:03:56 PM
My computer doesn't have a floppy drive, but I doubt they make much for Macs anyway.

macs are computers that you pay extra for and becuase of that they ACTUALLY work.

Plus, if you turn them upside down and shake them from side to side, the screen will clear off....

EXACTLY...  seee,, you know..  YOU KNOW... 
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: Infobahn on November 23, 2005, 04:23:03 PM
Is it available online?  I get some of my drivers from the web.

/stupid does not equal evil
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: Gamplayerx on November 23, 2005, 04:38:03 PM
Quote from: dc on November 23, 2005, 04:06:23 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ubiquity on November 23, 2005, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: ignom on November 23, 2005, 04:03:56 PM
My computer doesn't have a floppy drive, but I doubt they make much for Macs anyway.

macs are computers that you pay extra for and becuase of that they ACTUALLY work.

Plus, if you turn them upside down and shake them from side to side, the screen will clear off....
And you can fix most problems with them by just pitching loose change at them.  Which is a bonus.
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: swolt on November 23, 2005, 04:54:57 PM
Quote from: Infobahn on November 23, 2005, 04:23:03 PM
Is it available online?  I get some of my drivers from the web.

/stupid does not equal evil

you have to install the drivers via the floppy drive to install Windows, hence no downloading from the intraweb.

I haven't built any computers since I started purchasing about 10 months ago. I'm building 3 today because the tech's are backed up and all 3 are giving me grief with drivers.
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: meredith on November 23, 2005, 06:07:05 PM
If you don't want to use the floppy method, or you plan on doing a few more installs this way, you might burn a copy of the cd, and do this:

How to Add OEM Plug and Play Drivers to Windows Installations (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=254078)

See the section for unattended setup.
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: ReBurn on November 28, 2005, 08:55:33 PM
Dude, floppy drives are teh ch34p.  Plus, you work in a computer store.  There's bound to be one lying around somewhere.

Besides, IBM hates America for many reasons other than making a floppy drive a necessity.  They have the nuts of every single mainframe user in their vice due to licensing and support contract requirements.  And there are a helluva lot of mainframe users out there. 

Too bad MicroFocus' "lift and shift" technology doesn't work with IMS. 
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: swolt on November 28, 2005, 11:31:40 PM
Quote from: ReBurn on November 28, 2005, 08:55:33 PM
Dude, floppy drives are teh ch34p.  Plus, you work in a computer store.  There's bound to be one lying around somewhere.

yes, but when you are trying to break a record on systems completed/hours billed it really sucks to have to find and install a damn floppy drive.
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: ReBurn on November 28, 2005, 11:33:52 PM
Quote from: swolt on November 28, 2005, 11:31:40 PM
Quote from: ReBurn on November 28, 2005, 08:55:33 PM
Dude, floppy drives are teh ch34p.  Plus, you work in a computer store.  There's bound to be one lying around somewhere.

yes, but when you are trying to break a record on systems completed/hours billed it really sucks to have to find and install a damn floppy drive.
I'll give you that.
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: swolt on November 28, 2005, 11:35:17 PM
Quote from: ReBurn on November 28, 2005, 11:33:52 PM
Quote from: swolt on November 28, 2005, 11:31:40 PM
Quote from: ReBurn on November 28, 2005, 08:55:33 PM
Dude, floppy drives are teh ch34p.  Plus, you work in a computer store.  There's bound to be one lying around somewhere.

yes, but when you are trying to break a record on systems completed/hours billed it really sucks to have to find and install a damn floppy drive.
I'll give you that.

and you'll give me that precious little dog or I'll have your aunt and uncle's farm, my pretty! hahahahaha!
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: Mr. Ubiquity on November 29, 2005, 08:45:05 AM
Quote from: swolt on November 28, 2005, 11:35:17 PM
Quote from: ReBurn on November 28, 2005, 11:33:52 PM
Quote from: swolt on November 28, 2005, 11:31:40 PM
Quote from: ReBurn on November 28, 2005, 08:55:33 PM
Dude, floppy drives are teh ch34p.  Plus, you work in a computer store.  There's bound to be one lying around somewhere.

yes, but when you are trying to break a record on systems completed/hours billed it really sucks to have to find and install a damn floppy drive.
I'll give you that.

and you'll give me that precious little dog or I'll have your aunt and uncle's farm, my pretty! hahahahaha!

take it you can have it.   farming is a dying past time.  cant survive with it cant make any money from it.   Kinda like teaching.  You dont do it for the money, you do it for the enjoyment or hope of bettering the people.
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: Beefy on January 26, 2006, 06:58:57 PM
SO DOES PHILIP MICHAEL THOMAS!!!
Title: Re: IBM hates America
Post by: ReBurn on January 26, 2006, 07:09:42 PM
swolt thinks I'm pretty