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Old 05-20-2004, 05:41 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 05-22-2004, 02:36 AM   #12 (permalink)
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prolly........ a driver disk that came with the optical mouse I got for tha laptop
cost: $30 (mouse AND driver disk)
when: 2003

only time ive ever "bought" software on floppy
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1. 2003
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2a. free (+crack)
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Wasn't really bought, but rather copied and "handed over" to me.
I can't quite remember the last time I actually bought software on floppy disk, but it was definitely ages ago.
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a month ago

network card (drivers were on floppy)

a whoppin $15

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Original Wolfenstein

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The last one that I remember...probably one of the Monkey Island games from the early 90's.
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Sounds like a Bargain Bin Buy there.
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I think it was either Jeopardy, or Dare to Dream, circa 1999.

It was about $5.00 a piece.
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wow, i only got into computers when i was 10 (so 1999?) everything was pretty much on cd. I do have a copy of quicken version 3 though. ooo and powball, an old DOS game like Ricochet, anyone played it?
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never. come to think of it i havent bought much software at all lol
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