Holy Crap!!!!

LordKathen · 11-04-2002, 08:51 PM

My computer just crashed today, and I lost everything!!!!!! I had to reformat. I'm so depressed, no, PISSED. I was almost done with NWN to! CRAPCRAPCRAP!!! Is there a support group for crash victoms out there? DAMN!

Chewbacca · 11-04-2002, 09:03 PM

I feel your pain.

May you find swift recovery!

LordKathen · 11-04-2002, 09:54 PM

Thanks, Im feeling a little better.

Wurm · 11-05-2002, 09:31 AM

Sorry to hear it

Its happened to me a while back as well..

I now burn all my saved games once a week onto CD-Rom [img]smile.gif[/img]

Gimli · 11-06-2002, 03:46 PM

That sucks, sorry to hear it

I try to FTP my saved games every now and then to another machine just in case.

Dagorion · 11-08-2002, 08:58 PM

Ouch, that has got to hurt. Thankfully it has never happened to me. But if it did then I really wouldn’t care, this comp really needs a bit of a brainwash anyway. I once got an email with a fake virus in it that came up with a little box saying "Do you want to delete windows" (Not that it really gave me a choice [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) and I surprised myself by screaming with joy

But then I was informed that it was only a game.

LordKathen · 11-09-2002, 12:35 PM

Wierd.

Ishanda · 11-13-2002, 01:28 AM

I'll tell you a small story about crashes. My very first computer in 1986 was a Sinclair ZX80.

For those that do not know, it plugged into a TV, had 16Kb (!!!) total memory ran at a speed in the region of 1Khz, had no storage medium save for a tape drive. It had a transformer power suppply which was very edgy. Programs for it were kinda rare. One evening my brother and I spent 6 hours programming a flight simulator into it (you had to program everything in BASIC, then save it on the tape drive, then run it), when he accidentally touched the power supply. BLIP...gone.

To be truthful, that sort of thing happened MANY times., but we just started over again from scratch.

Today it is easy. And we are spoiled.

On the same note I have to say this, after I had the ZX80 I got myself a Spectrum 48. (memory 48kb). If you never knew this baby, let me tell you, it is shocking to know how much code they crammed into the small 48kb memory.

So take NWN as an example. I think programmers are spoilt by having no hardware restrictions. I can ABSOLUTELY GAURANTEE that if you stopped getting hardware advances that within a year you would see games that are worlds more superior, far better graphics, runs without bugs, the whole lot. See this is what happens to things like a Playstation. They have limits so they have to program intelligently. I can not understand for the life of me why some games on a PS2 look far better than ANYTHING I have yet seen on a PC when my PC is 5 times more capable than a PS2 in the Hardware department. Programmers have become lazy. In the old days it used to be rocket science, now it is just like learning a language - everyone can do it, few are good at it.

Bring back the days of Assembler, I'd like to see these guys programming straight in that.

Glorfindel · 11-13-2002, 01:55 AM

Ack, Bad luck mate. My comp crashes all the time but Ive never lost all my information.... musta cut ya deep

Granamere · 11-14-2002, 06:48 PM

If you have an old hard drive you could put it in the computer and use it to copy important stuff over to for backup. Also if you have not reformated yet you could set aside some room on the same hard drive for a differnt partition (AKA another drive letter) in case your system partition crashes. This will not help you if the hard drive itself dies. Also Norton Utilites could be worth the money because if ran regulary it can fix some of the stuff before it crashes you.
Sorry it happened to you.
Granamere

11-04-2002, 08:51 PM	#1
LordKathen Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Kennewick, WA Age: 53 Posts: 3,166	My computer just crashed today, and I lost everything!!!!!! I had to reformat. I'm so depressed, no, PISSED. I was almost done with NWN to! CRAPCRAPCRAP!!! Is there a support group for crash victoms out there? DAMN! __________________

11-04-2002, 09:03 PM	#2
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 51 Posts: 5,373	I feel your pain. May you find swift recovery! __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?

11-04-2002, 09:54 PM	#3
LordKathen Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Kennewick, WA Age: 53 Posts: 3,166	Thanks, Im feeling a little better. __________________

11-05-2002, 09:31 AM	#4
Wurm Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Grafenwöhr Bayern Germany Age: 60 Posts: 640	Sorry to hear it Its happened to me a while back as well.. I now burn all my saved games once a week onto CD-Rom [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ [url]\"http://www.sharkyforums.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=6\" target=\"_blank\">Come visit where I Moderate <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Big Grin]\" src=\"biggrin.gif\" /> </a><br />[url]\"http://www.bsforums.com\" target=\"_blank\"> And also visit the nicest group of OTers I know <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" /> </a>

11-06-2002, 03:46 PM	#5
Gimli Emerald Dragon Join Date: January 12, 2002 Location: Moria Posts: 912	That sucks, sorry to hear it I try to FTP my saved games every now and then to another machine just in case. __________________ There\'s one dwarf left in Moria that still draws breath!

11-08-2002, 08:58 PM	#6
Dagorion Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: November 23, 2001 Location: That coffee stain on your map (Australia) Age: 38 Posts: 868	Ouch, that has got to hurt. Thankfully it has never happened to me. But if it did then I really wouldn’t care, this comp really needs a bit of a brainwash anyway. I once got an email with a fake virus in it that came up with a little box saying "Do you want to delete windows" (Not that it really gave me a choice [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) and I surprised myself by screaming with joy But then I was informed that it was only a game. __________________ <br />2,500 left handers die each year using products designed for right handers.

11-09-2002, 12:35 PM	#7
LordKathen Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Kennewick, WA Age: 53 Posts: 3,166	Wierd. __________________

11-13-2002, 01:28 AM	#8
Ishanda Dungeon Master Join Date: September 23, 2002 Location: South Africa Age: 51 Posts: 61	I'll tell you a small story about crashes. My very first computer in 1986 was a Sinclair ZX80. For those that do not know, it plugged into a TV, had 16Kb (!!!) total memory ran at a speed in the region of 1Khz, had no storage medium save for a tape drive. It had a transformer power suppply which was very edgy. Programs for it were kinda rare. One evening my brother and I spent 6 hours programming a flight simulator into it (you had to program everything in BASIC, then save it on the tape drive, then run it), when he accidentally touched the power supply. BLIP...gone. To be truthful, that sort of thing happened MANY times., but we just started over again from scratch. Today it is easy. And we are spoiled. On the same note I have to say this, after I had the ZX80 I got myself a Spectrum 48. (memory 48kb). If you never knew this baby, let me tell you, it is shocking to know how much code they crammed into the small 48kb memory. So take NWN as an example. I think programmers are spoilt by having no hardware restrictions. I can ABSOLUTELY GAURANTEE that if you stopped getting hardware advances that within a year you would see games that are worlds more superior, far better graphics, runs without bugs, the whole lot. See this is what happens to things like a Playstation. They have limits so they have to program intelligently. I can not understand for the life of me why some games on a PS2 look far better than ANYTHING I have yet seen on a PC when my PC is 5 times more capable than a PS2 in the Hardware department. Programmers have become lazy. In the old days it used to be rocket science, now it is just like learning a language - everyone can do it, few are good at it. Bring back the days of Assembler, I'd like to see these guys programming straight in that.

11-13-2002, 01:55 AM	#9
Glorfindel Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 9, 2002 Location: Mt. Gambier, Australia Age: 37 Posts: 3,337	Ack, Bad luck mate. My comp crashes all the time but Ive never lost all my information.... musta cut ya deep

11-14-2002, 06:48 PM	#10
Granamere Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 27, 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Age: 52 Posts: 372	If you have an old hard drive you could put it in the computer and use it to copy important stuff over to for backup. Also if you have not reformated yet you could set aside some room on the same hard drive for a differnt partition (AKA another drive letter) in case your system partition crashes. This will not help you if the hard drive itself dies. Also Norton Utilites could be worth the money because if ran regulary it can fix some of the stuff before it crashes you. Sorry it happened to you. Granamere

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