Our youngest (almost 16 now) manages to do this on an almost daily basis - but she never quite understands why we find it so funny! When we explain it, her face is like the change in expression when someone looks at those weird images with another "hidden" picture inside and suddenly sees that other image.derkom wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:29 pmI'm stealing that line.Cosmic Puppet wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:15 pm I had misunderstood the whole thing in a way that's bewildering to any normal thinking person.![]()
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Tony and his vanishing drive partitions.
Re: Tony and his vanishing drive partitions.
Re: Tony and his vanishing drive partitions.
When I try to explain stuff to people, they look more and more vacant the more I sayJezC wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:10 pm When we explain it, her face is like the change in expression when someone looks at those weird images with another "hidden" picture inside and suddenly sees that other image.![]()
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Then theres is the "don't do this or that" where they seem to listen and understand, and first thing they do is do exactly what you told them not to do.
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Re: Tony and his vanishing drive partitions.
As long as you're sorted that's the main thing 
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Sounds like the definition of a teenager to me...exxos wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:13 pm Then theres is the "don't do this or that" where they seem to listen and understand, and first thing they do is do exactly what you told them not to do.![]()
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Re: Tony and his vanishing drive partitions.
I've never been able to see those. *cries*JezC wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:10 pmOur youngest (almost 16 now) manages to do this on an almost daily basis - but she never quite understands why we find it so funny! When we explain it, her face is like the change in expression when someone looks at those weird images with another "hidden" picture inside and suddenly sees that other image.![]()
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exxos wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:13 pm When I try to explain stuff to people, they look more and more vacant the more I say![]()
Then theres is the "don't do this or that" where they seem to listen and understand, and first thing they do is do exactly what you told them not to do.![]()
I think I might have done that when I ruined a set of TOS 1.04 ROMs.
Kinda just proved my ignorance screwing up the quotes again.
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I am. I've made an image of all my SDs. My game one has 14 partitions nearly full, so imaging that is a great help!
Thanks to everyone who helped!
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Re: Tony and his vanishing drive partitions.
No problem, all I'd say though is that if you change the card regularly i.e. add/remove software etc then remember to back up regularly and make sure you can distinguish one backup from another.Cosmic Puppet wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 11:09 pmI am. I've made an image of all my SDs. My game one has 14 partitions nearly full, so imaging that is a great help!
Thanks to everyone who helped!
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: Tony and his vanishing drive partitions.
No problem, all I'd say though is that if you change the card regularly i.e. add/remove software etc then remember to back up regularly and make sure you can distinguish one backup from another.Cosmic Puppet wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 11:09 pmI am. I've made an image of all my SDs. My game one has 14 partitions nearly full, so imaging that is a great help!
Thanks to everyone who helped!
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...