Author: Georg Langrath
Date: 02:31:14 04/05/01
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About the wears out CD argument. It is a reality when you have children that use the games where you have to put in the CD. That is the reason that playstation CD:s is thicker and harder. I am not against refueling princip, type once a month. For saving hardware space it is also okay to put in CD. I only disagree when you have to put the CD in every time for starting up. Georg On April 04, 2001 at 20:48:55, Tina Long wrote: >On April 04, 2001 at 01:33:48, Georg Langrath wrote: > >>In my opinion it is nearly criminal, when they force us to have the CD in for >>starting up a program. Think if every programmer did so? It also very easy >>destroys the CD when you shall take it up and down all the time..... > >I disagree with the "wears out the CD" argument. > >I FULLY support the "Refuelling" principal (once a month, every 10 usages or so) >to prove I still possess the Program. > >I support having a CD in to save space on my HardDrive (data bases, Endgame >tables, opening books etc). > >Where I do have a PROBLEM, is when I need the CD in for all the programs >simultaneously running in WindowS: > These two chess programs are playing each other while; > I am driving a Colin Mcrea Ford Focus through Sweden while; > Jesus&MaryChain plays Music at 800db's while; > The Monopoly game awaits my return when I need to relax from the drive >while.... > >BUT I only have one CD ROM drive, and on some of these programs if I remove the >CD while in the program "BDinggggg" "This program has.....". > >So I say: Yes to "refuelling", no to "Required to be in". > >Just my 2c worth > >Hi Guys, >Tina Long
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