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Ankh




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 17:53    Post subject: Finally.
So I finally got around to throw away old burned games. 3000 cds/dvds Razz
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freiwald




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 18:07    Post subject:
why did you keep them so long. i think i thrown mine away like 5 years ago.
good work! always good to clean up Very Happy
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Morphineus
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 18:12    Post subject:
Hehe, did that quite some years ago.
Think the only burned stuff I have laying around now are the cd's with my map creation and modding stuff from the SOFII days and some old work and school related stuff.

The wonderous thing of HD capacity being huge and cheap and high speed internet.

Anywho, congrats with some extra space! Very Happy
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Ankh




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 18:25    Post subject:
Ta Very Happy

I waited so long as they were hard to reach Razz Ive got a big closet and its full of Retro computers which stod in the way Smile

shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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tonizito
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 18:55    Post subject:
Facepalm

What a triplet of dunces Reaction
I'll be saving mine, lots of plastic waiting to be re-purposed in there.

I mean, you never know when I'll need to make some coat-hangers, plates, glasses, haircombs, etc

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Ankh




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 19:15    Post subject:
tonizito wrote:
Facepalm

What a triplet of dunces Reaction
I'll be saving mine, lots of plastic waiting to be re-purposed in there.

I mean, you never know when I'll need to make some coat-hangers, plates, glasses, haircombs, etc


They are being recycled Smile

Besides - the thread you linked me to...if I need any of those materials I can get them at work. I work with most metals Smile

Edit: Or you thought I threw my retor computers away? Nevah..I collect those and buy loads of "new" stuff every year. Its just the cds/dvds I wanted to get rid off.
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deelix
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 21:01    Post subject:
Still got my burned 360 games... those dual layer DVDs was expensive! xD
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Morphineus
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 21:30    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
Still got my burned 360 games... those dual layer DVDs was expensive! xD


I bet you worked long hours on the field! Cool Face


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dr-nix




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 21:49    Post subject:
Ankh wrote:
So I finally got around to throw away old burned games. 3000 cds/dvds Razz


You are braver than me. I couldn't throw away my old spindles of discs.

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ixigia
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 23:00    Post subject:
Hahah I know that feeling Ankh Very Happy
Still keep some of them in the attic, but the majority of the CDs has been either digitally murdered or just given away (to cousins, old friends..with worse internet connection than me - not easy ).

They really were too many, because back in the late 90s I was the only one here in my little area who owned a badass CD burner and it become like a ghetto business for games and cheesy music compilations Razz
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Invasor
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 23:22    Post subject:
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Ankh




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Aug 2015 23:49    Post subject:
dr-nix wrote:
Ankh wrote:
So I finally got around to throw away old burned games. 3000 cds/dvds Razz


You are braver than me. I couldn't throw away my old spindles of discs.


I ditched those aswell...the 3000+ are the ones with cd/dvd cases Razz no idea how many was in the spindles..had probably like 1000+ or so lol
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M4trix




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Aug 2015 01:18    Post subject:
Speaking of which, did you guys try to scan those old discs for errors? Recently, I was scanning some of my old game discs with DVDinfo and some of them had damaged sectors. The discs were fucked up beyond recovery. I'm afraid of that theory that burned discs have an expiry date. Confused

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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Aug 2015 01:22    Post subject:
M4trix wrote:
I'm afraid of that theory that burned discs have an expiry date. Confused


They do, as does a lot of flash memory like SD cards as well. I've ran into the same situation you described many times with CDs and DVDs being unreadable after several years - even when they're in pristine "physical" condition. They just start to break down after a time Sad
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M4trix




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Aug 2015 01:42    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
M4trix wrote:
I'm afraid of that theory that burned discs have an expiry date. Confused


They do, as does a lot of flash memory like SD cards as well. I've ran into the same situation you described many times with CDs and DVDs being unreadable after several years - even when they're in pristine "physical" condition. They just start to break down after a time Sad


They were burnt 11-12 years ago. Like you said, they were stored in nearly perfect conditions, no humidity, sunlight etc. Just sitting on the shelf ! They have a short life then. Sad

Here is a example. Project IGI burnt 14 years ago on a CD-R Ritek media. Look at those bad sectors. Completely FUBAR!

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tonizito
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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Aug 2015 02:16    Post subject:
Either that or you used some shit(ier media)

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Janz




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Aug 2015 18:20    Post subject:
done that ~1 year ago. shreddered many cds/dvds.

still most of them i kept still working fine (i.e. my generals cds from 2003 or whatever).even my very very first burnt cd ever works fine (comanche 3, 1997)
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Mr.Tinkles




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Aug 2015 18:30    Post subject:
I wonder how many of you pick up EVERYTHING in games and never throw it away, just in case.
Like in Fallout/Elder Scrolls, where you can pick up just about anything.
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Stormwolf




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Aug 2015 20:28    Post subject:
I do, and it pisses me off. I end the games often without using anything... Because you never know when you'll need something you've picked up.
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