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05-12-2004, 09:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,153 |  When was the last time you purchased software on floppy disk
Okay.... here is a question(s) for every one.... 1. When was the last time you purchase a software package (Not Device drivers) that came on 1.44Mb Floppy Disk? 2. What was it? 2a. How much was it (optional)? 3. And how many 1.44Mb Floppy Disks did it come on?
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05-12-2004, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,153 |  Re: When was the last time you purchased software on floppy disk
1. When was the last time you purchase a software package (Not Device drivers) that came on 1.44Mb Floppy Disk?
1999
2. What was it?
Win Proxy Version 3.0 with Unlimited User CAL
2a. How much was it (optional)?
Wholesaler Buy :- AU$75ex-TAX. The RRP was about $100-something dollars back then.
How ever, back then there was no sales tax on software
3. And how many 1.44Mb Floppy Disks did it come on?
1
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05-12-2004, 09:31 PM
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Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 207 |
Don't remember what year it was but it was Windows 3.1 and I believe it was appx. 7 disks. That sure brings up some nightmares!!
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05-12-2004, 09:35 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,179 |
1.) Never. I bought my first software somewhere around '97 and it was on a CD.
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05-12-2004, 10:54 PM
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Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 451 |
(1.) 1994
(2.) Doom 2
(3.) $40
(4.) 3-4 "floppies"
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05-13-2004, 06:07 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 389 |
never i only started likeing computers this year
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05-20-2004, 09:27 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 283 |
Donkey kong game in 2000
It cost me £3
1 floppy disk
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05-20-2004, 11:37 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 551 | Re: When was the last time you purchased software on floppy disk
1. When was the last time you purchase a software package (Not Device drivers) that came on 1.44Mb Floppy Disk?
1993 2. What was it?
jill of the jungle #3 (final) jill saves the prince  2a. How much was it (optional)?
i think it was about $15 3. And how many 1.44Mb Floppy Disks did it come on?
hmm.. i think it was actually on one 3.5 720k disk.
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05-20-2004, 12:34 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 346 |
I dumped my floppy drive long time back.
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05-20-2004, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: "Almost Heaven" USA Posts: 4,871 |
Geemyknee! I can't remember either. I do remember having Win3.1 and the Office suite. There were at least 20 floppies! 
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