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SpaceFans
Way too much free time
Joined: 10 Jul 2005
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Location: Michigan
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 Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:37 pm
Post subject: 486 Computer Question? |
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| I have a 486 computer and My Cd-rom and Floppy drive is not working where can I get a 486 Cd-rom and 486 Floppy drive? |
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486 player
Gaming Demi-god
Joined: 18 Sep 2002
Posts: 1029
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| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:36 am
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Had thou:
1. damaged 'em?
2. checked cables?
3. set up at BIOS? |
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SpaceFans
Way too much free time
Joined: 10 Jul 2005
Posts: 392
Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:42 pm
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| I try them but I get get new Cd-rom and Floppy drive for Them anyways. |
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Final Chance
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Joined: 23 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:22 pm
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You can buy a new DVD/CD burner and floppy drive, just don't try to burn anything, and it can act like an old-fashioned CD-ROM drive.
That's the beauty of IDE, plenty of backwards/forwards compatibility. And the basic design of 3.5" floppy drives have never changed since the late 80s. |
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Larry Laffer
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Joined: 19 Feb 2006
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Location: Romania
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:19 am
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erm... why would he buy a DVD-RAM if he's not going to
a) burn anything
b) use it to read DVDs? |
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Final Chance
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Joined: 23 Dec 2006
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Because a DVD burner can read CDs, and since CD-ROM/CD burners are going obsolete (given that DVD burners have 4 purposes, burn DVD, burn CD, read DVD, read CD)
He doesn't need to burn anything or read DVDs. I just reckoned that DVD burners are "in style", since that's what most people would want/need, it's all about the economy.
Of course, if you can still find a normal CD drive get that instead. |
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Larry Laffer
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Location: Romania
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:50 am
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I still don't see the point in being in style with a brand new DVD burner installed on a 486er... It's just a waste of money, nobody's gonna go to his house and say
"Oooh! Look at this crappy 486er... it doesn't even have a DVD-RAM"  |
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Final Chance
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Joined: 23 Dec 2006
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The thing is, since CD-ROM/CDburner/DVD-ROM only drives are old, they are harder to buy.
Give it a few years and DVD burners might be the only thing you can buy in stores. |
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Larry Laffer
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:56 am
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... ... Right!......
But until then there's no point in spending more money on something that you won't fully use.
So Spacefans, go ahead and buy yourself a new CD-ROM |
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Mr. Worm
Admin of Doom
Joined: 25 May 2004
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Location: Washington, DC
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SpaceFans
Way too much free time
Joined: 10 Jul 2005
Posts: 392
Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:12 pm
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wadeo999
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Joined: 10 Sep 2006
Posts: 104
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:25 am
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| No Problem, i love helping people out |
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The_Sinister_Mastermind
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Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Location: NSW, Australia, Down Under Verse
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:05 am
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| How does that work since it was your first post in the thread? |
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