How many PCs does it take to install an old game?

[hunterjwizzard]

I wanted to play one of my favorite games.

No problem! Use the tweener to put the ISO on the CF card, boot the retro system. That's 2 PCs.

But wait! That ISO is corrupt. No problem, let me download a new one. The Tweener doesn't go online, so I'll use my main workstation.

That's 3.

Ok, got the new file - crap, its a bin/cue and for some reason CDburnXP can't write that. No problem, let me boot up that old Windows XP machine with Nero!

4 computers later, the game is finally installed...

 

[Zovi]

Perhaps frustrating in the moment, but isn't it nice when there's a series of complications that nicely justify the practicality of having all of this lovely technology?

 

[segaloco]

Makes me think of times I ssh like 4 levels deep to get from the outside world to my network to the right computer to a VM I have sitting on that computer. All so I can "quickly" see if iconv(1) behaves the way I hope it does on illumos.

 

[Unknown_K]

I never had issues moving the files or making the disks, just digging out the correct machine and finding some place to set it up.

 

[hunterjwizzard]

Perhaps frustrating in the moment, but isn't it nice when there's a series of complications that nicely justify the practicality of having all of this lovely technology?

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. "No, dear, I do need all of these computers, see?"

 

[hunterjwizzard]

I should probably add that after going to all that hassle I discovered the original game disks in an easy to get to spot.

 

[hunterjwizzard]

Up next: how many home theater PCs does it take to play a 4k movie. So far we're up to 3.

 

[This.is.Matt]

My home theatre PC plays anything I throw at it (which is surely the whole point of them), so the answer is "one". If that number was any higher, then then I'd be doing something very stupid, or attempting the impossible.

 

[hunterjwizzard]

then then I'd be doing something very stupid, or attempting the impossible.

Both of these are strong probabilities if you've seen my posting history.