Vicious_GSR wrote: Most would have gone free-ware by now I would think. After the whole fall of Apple bit many companies cut there loses and dumped all there Apple work to go for Windows.
Vicious_GSR wrote: Even then dude, I could doubt many old Floppy Discs from that time are still useable...
Target Practice wrote: Offhand, my best suggestion would be to check locally-owned computer/game stores and places like Goodwill or Savers. I saw a C64 chess game at Goodwill the other day.
Esh wrote: Vicious_GSR wrote: Even then dude, I could doubt many old Floppy Discs from that time are still useable... Are you kidding? They're fully useable.
Esh wrote: Target Practice wrote: Offhand, my best suggestion would be to check locally-owned computer/game stores and places like Goodwill or Savers. I saw a C64 chess game at Goodwill the other day. I just bought this from Ebay a few minutes ago. Time for some nostalgia gaming.
Vicious_GSR wrote: Esh wrote: Vicious_GSR wrote: Even then dude, I could doubt many old Floppy Discs from that time are still useable... Are you kidding? They're fully useable. You would be very surprised, most game have to be knocking back about 17 years now and the life-span on most floppy discs is about 10 years.
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After the whole fall of Apple bit many companies cut there loses and dumped all there Apple work to go for Windows.
I know that. I'm trying to figure out where to buy used copies.
I saw a C64 chess game at Goodwill the other day.
Are you kidding? They're fully useable.
And I wouldn't be surprised if there are places that have unused blank disks in warehouses somewhere.
I just bought this from Ebay a few minutes ago. Time for some nostalgia gaming.
You would be very surprised, most games have to be knocking back about 17 years now and the life-span on most floppy discs is about 10 years.
I never really had a PC other than IBM-compatibles, though.
I've used and seen people use 20 year old floppies on a regular basis. Are ya done talkin' about things you have no idea about yet?