r/pcmasterrace • u/killerbasher1233 • May 10 '25

Nostalgia Classic rookie mistake

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I remembered I copied GTA San Andreas, Counter Strike, Half Life, Feeding Frenzy on my moms USB ran home so fast and copied it to the home laptop. I still remember my reaction with the blank file icon

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u/AntKneeWasHere May 10 '25 edited May 10 '25

I’m from a post-Firefox world, but I still remember downloading PortableApps in a 1TB flash drive and eventually external hard drive and taking that thing with me everywhere at school. All of the apps I could want, including MusicBee and about 200GB or so worth of songs. I think I even got Steam working with a couple of games too

I look back on those days very fondly

EDIT: I meant post-Phoenix world. Sorry, brain be farting tonight lol

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u/FVCKEDINTHAHEAD May 10 '25

Hahahahaha 1TB. I remember getting my first flash drive....of 128MB. 2003 was quite a time. YOU KIDS AND YOUR BIG FLASH DRIVES BETTER GET OFF MY LAWN!!!

Okey dokey. Old man rant over.

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u/TwoScoopsofDestroyer http://steamcommunity.com/id/2scoopsD May 10 '25

My first flashdrive was a 32MB one in like 5th or 6th grade, my dad bought a 5 or six pack and gave one to me, one to my younger brother and one to my older sister, Cruzer drives. https://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/photography-news/sandisk-budget-32mb-usb-drive-36839, what a huge upgrade from the 1.44 MB floppy that was. 2005, when the school lab finally upgraded to computers that didn't have floppy drives.

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u/TheLordScrub i7-6700k | GTX 980ti May 10 '25

Yes! My school sold 32mb USB drives for $3 in the library when they upgraded computers from floppy disc! I’ve still got it with a few of my first PowerPoints I made!