The difference between these two.
Posted by ilikesnakes252@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 20 comments
I finally found these in my parents storage shed wich no one had the key to. Opened it up and these were in the same place. The difference between the one in plastic and the one without is crazy.
ILikeBumblebees@reddit
Someone never learned the correct position for the disk label.
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
They did. All the other ones I got from my parents are the correct way written.
ILikeBumblebees@reddit
Ironic phrasing! I assume you either grew up speaking German or are related to Yoda.
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
I grew up with a German Yoda/j
ifknot@reddit
Sorry ILikeBumblebees is correct the labels have been incorrectly applied the apple should be top left corner leaving all of remaining space to taken up by the lines and the copyright message folded over on the back of the disk - when stored in case the disks would have the metal slide at the bottom and the labels would then appear the “right way up”
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
That is what I said. The other ones are written correctly.
newsINcinci@reddit
I bet the difference in content is pretty stark, too. Are you gonna read your parent’s “fantasy fiction”?
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
this is what it says: (random characters)
face. I was trying to figure out how i got here and why they picked me.
my big, tan, and black dog, Gus. All of a sudden five green things with big fangs and
they had some slime on them and they were about five to six feet tall. They had huge
claws and a big green and brown gun of alien type I guessed. Their eyes were totally
black and it made them look blind. They took me to this big, steel, circular, and
intimidating ship. Well, thats how I got here but the new question is how do i get out of
here!? The room I am in has no windows and one door.
NAME=MIKE, HEIGHT=6Õ4Ó, WEIGHT=201., HAIR=BROWN- BUZZ. Then at the
bottom there was a picture of me. The other screen said the following: NAME=GUS-
DOG, AGE=2, WEIGHT=109LBS., HAIR=BROWN, BLACK, AND ûTAN. Then at the
bottom it had a picture of Gus. I wondered where they got all of that information.
couldnÕt reach it. An alien walked in, he had a remote on his belt that i grabbed. I
thought I could hit the button with it. I threw it and got out only to be clubbed in the head
by an alien. I kicked him and he slashed me with his huge claws. I fell back and kicked
him from the ground, I grabbed his gun and shot. The kick back sent me flying but the
bullet hit directly in the chest.
leg was really. I picked up the gun and let Gus out. We left the room and we walked
down a long hallway. I found a window and looked out. I saw the blue and white earth
getting smaller and smaller, it was very beautiful considering my current predicament.
It actually made me calm. I started back down the hall. When I turned a corner Gu ûs
growled and I held the gun up. He came around the corner and I kicked his gun away
but he kicked back. I shot at him and missed, he shot and hit my left hand. I pulled the
trigger and shot. He was dead. All of this scared Gus but he came back.
sitting in a seat that I shot. Then one ran in when he heard the sound. His first shot
hit Gus in the foot, the other hit the floor. I shot him and ran to get Gus.
Gus in. I pressed a big red button and it launched. I landed in my back yard, and as
soon as I got out the pod went away. I have proof that it happened, too. My proof is the
gun that I kept. All I can say is that they will be back and it will be in greater numbers.
That is what happened Oprah, and all of it is totally true. I wouldnÕt be on your talk
show if it was not.
Davy Clarke 6W April 25, 1998 (random stuff) HASH (more stuff) NAME Default
Default SS Header Body Footer Footnote Footnote Index D FNTM Helvetica Geneva ÿÿ BLADES Chicago MCRO MCRO oBlN oBlN BBAR BBAR ÿÿMARK MRKS ÿÿ MOBJWMBT ETBL XDSUM ôHDNI !STYL +MCRO “oBlN £BBAR ³MARK ÃWMBT éETBL õÿþýüûúùøðñòóôõö÷
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
I do not know. I cannot get it to open without needing to reformat the disk.
alphonse2501@reddit
I’m interested to that labeled “Taiwan report 98, fantasy fiction” floppy. This one may saved one of 90s novels.
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
I am interested in that one too lol
new2bay@reddit
*Tiawan
useful_squared@reddit
Nice 3D printed 'Save Buttons'. Looks like the one in plastic was used a lot more
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
Those aren't 3d printed btw.
ifknot@reddit
r/woosh - bless your heart youngster, useful_squared was making a joke referencing an apocryphal meme about young people not realising the anachronistic save icon actually based on a real life item
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
Oh I know that they look like the save buttons. I am pretty experienced in that feild.
balding_git@reddit
i’m something of a save button myself
ilikesnakes252@reddit (OP)
r/mademelaugh
Global_Network3902@reddit
If you’re using windows use WinImage to make a backup first. Then eject the disk and put it somewhere safe and use the image
StrictFinance2177@reddit
Don't try to read/write from it straight from the drive. Make a bit matched/bitwise .img. I don't know what hardware/OS you're trying to do this from, so you'll need to search for some tools for your system. Most Linux distros can do it from the disks utilities.
Once you get the .img or .iso
Read the file in a compression manager application.
And the files in there will need the correct decoder, depending on the file type.