Michael Emrys Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 By the by, I received an e-mail this morning that my disk had shipped, so presumably by this weekend or early next week those of us who ordered disks should be getting them. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZPB II Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Shipped disks are so 2002. Then again, you are the king of retro. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Then again, you are the king of retro. And my subjects all adore me. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergerbitz Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I can't stand him, but the disk is coming to my mailbox anyway. And, yae, I am verily moist about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 By the by, I received an e-mail this morning that my disk had shipped, so presumably by this weekend or early next week those of us who ordered disks should be getting them. Michael I guess that antiquated "coaster" will come in handy when your nursemaid is done giving you a few sips of your daily prune juice, and wants to place it on your nightstand. Other than that, I really can't think of a reason why you would want to contribute to global warming and have a CD shipped across the country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...I really can't think of a reason why you would want to contribute to global warming and have a CD shipped across the country. Because, dear wart, when it comes time to reload the game, it goes five to ten times faster off a disk than it does from the web. Plus, if god forbid BFC ever goes tits up and the game is no longer available at all on the web, I'll still be able to play it. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
76mm Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Because, dear wart, when it comes time to reload the game, it goes five to ten times faster off a disk than it does from the web. Plus, if god forbid BFC ever goes tits up and the game is no longer available at all on the web, I'll still be able to play it. But why would you have to store/run the file from the web rather than your hard drive? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Because, dear wart, when it comes time to reload the game, it goes five to ten times faster off a disk than it does from the web. Plus, if god forbid BFC ever goes tits up and the game is no longer available at all on the web, I'll still be able to play it. Michael in 5 years you may not have a disk drive anymore... that could impact that plan... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destraex1 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Exactly. My grand idea for fame is to open a computer spare parts factory that makes OLD parts for PCs until 2050!! I have been wondering how I will play my old favs in 10yrs time. But then maybe newer PCs will just do it and be smart enough to understand and run anything. AT LEAST with a PC there is a way to do it. Try that with old MACs or Consoles without resorting to a PC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 But why would you have to store/run the file from the web rather than your hard drive? I've had to reload BN onto my HD twice now due to corrupted files. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 in 5 years you may not have a disk drive anymore... that could impact that plan... Which is why our civilization is due inevitably to collapse. We are burning far too many bridges behind us. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethaface Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I've had to reload BN onto my HD twice now due to corrupted files. Michael Mac, "it just works" ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim1954 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I'm 59. I still like the printed page in hand, better than a view on a monitor. I actually looked forward to that more than the disk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroBodine Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I have not received a shipped e-mail yet. Good to know they are starting to send them out, though. Hopefully I'll get mine soon. While I love the instant gratification of digital download, I also enjoy a printed manual and having the discs as backup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Bennett Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I have not got an email either that my CD package has shipped. Was starting to worry. I have to say I am a bit perplexed at the "hate" (maybe to strong a word) for CD media. Is there a new media that I dont know about that preserves games, data, movies etc. better? Laser discs can literally last for decades, unlike magnetic media. It just seems to me people just want something newer "better" (maybe) to fast. Maybe its just my generation. In my house we still used a rotary landline telephone until the the late 70's maybe early 80's. Also still played vinyl records on phonograph "record player" till about the same time. How long were folks using those technologies? Without using Google are otherwise researching it I'd guess almost 100 years at least! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 In my house we still used a rotary landline telephone until the the late 70's maybe early 80's. Also still played vinyl records on phonograph "record player" till about the same time. I guess I am even more of a stick-in-the-mud than you. I used a rotary phone until 1986 because that was all that the phone company in the town where I was living offered. I then moved to another town which offered touch tone and that's what I've used since. I finally retired my phonograph in 2006 even though I had had a CD player for over a decade at that point. It was just that I had a fairly extensive collection of LPs and for a number of reasons it wasn't practical to replace them all at once. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collingwood Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Rotary phone ? You youngsters and your tech. What's wrong with the party line with operator connect! LPs are having a bit of a resurgence. My son has just invested in a turntable and it has become hip for albums to release as LPs as well as CDs. I wonder when cassettes will make their comeback. On the notifications/shipping front, I believe shipping would occur in order of when the order was placed, and certainly it would be good form for beta testers to be among the first - there has to be some reward for all their work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Rotary phone ? You youngsters and your tech. What's wrong with the party line with operator connect! Or for that matter, two tin cans connected by string. Why, back in my day messengers carried notes in a cleft stick. That was after we modernized from making scratches on a soft rock to heave across to the family living in the cave on the other side of the gully. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethe415 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Got mine today. Like the new storage container, but I still haven't filled up the CMFI container... I store the download file in the cloud and keep the disc because...uhm...I like the redundancy...or something 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim1954 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Mine came 2nd day air. I don't know if that is because I preordered on Jan 30th (1st day), or distance to deliver or some other random factor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosseau Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 S*** happens. XP died two weeks ago and lost everything (almost every game BF ever published) upgrading to Win7. But I have to admit, the license/activation thing caused no issues as I reinstalled and patched all those games. No CD's except CMSF. but did have all the exe's and mods backed up on external hard drive. ha! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFF Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 My package arrived in the mail today. My only gripe is that it can be hard to get the DVD out of the tin without bending it and thus subjecting it to breakage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Mine came today. I really like the packaging, although the steel box had a small dent in it. Leave it to the PO. Well, to be fair, they do give better, faster service in this area than almost anybody else. Like the manuals, although it would sometimes be helpful if the illustrations were in full color. But they are very readable and mostly well written. So color me pleased. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuri Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Mine shipped today apparently. Sceptical about it arriving at all though, due to living in the middle of nowhere, next to nothing in Eastern Europe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerDog Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Edit: wrong forum.. sorry .. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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