A puzzling entry on the Evil Overlord List

[skull13]

(This post assumes that you have read Peter Anspach's Evil Overlord List . If you haven't, go do it. Its funny.

I read entry 99, and it states that "Any data file of crucial importance will be padded to 1.45Mb in size." I don't understand why this would be neccesary. Is this to keep the file on a floppy disk?

[Feud]

I believe it's because 1.45mb is just over the size limit for an old floppy disk. By padding the file the hero can't just copy it and walk away.

Edit: Yep, the 3½-inch HD floppy disk had a formatted size limit of 1.44mb.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk#Disk_formats

[bert_the_turtle]

You make me feel old for remembering handling floppies with about 1/8 of that capacity, and twice the size.

[trickser]

the floppy floppies

[Cooper42]

You make me feel old for remembering handling floppies with about 1/8 of that capacity, and twice the size.

Yeah, the -actually- floppy disks.

They make pretty neat CD/DVD sleeves if you still have any...

[Xocrates]

(This post assumes that you have read Peter Anspach's Evil Overlord List . If you haven't, go do it. Its funny.

I read entry 99, and it states that "Any data file of crucial importance will be padded to 1.45Mb in size." I don't understand why this would be neccesary. Is this to keep the file on a floppy disk?

See also Magic Floppy Disk

[Feud]

You make me feel old for remembering handling floppies with about 1/8 of that capacity, and twice the size.

I used to play Maniac Mansion on one of those with my family's Apple //c. Good times...

[Mas Tnega]

(This post assumes that you have read Peter Anspach's Evil Overlord List . If you haven't, go do it. Its funny.

I read entry 99, and it states that "Any data file of crucial importance will be padded to 1.45Mb in size." I don't understand why this would be neccesary. Is this to keep the file on a floppy disk?

See also Magic Floppy Disk

The OP speaks volumes on how Tech Marches On.

[xander]

When I was your age, floppies were five and a quarter inches on a side, and were actually floppy! And we knew we had it good, because our parents floppies were eight inches to a side! Damn kids! Get offa mah lawn!

xander

[Mas Tnega]

When I was your age, we got our damn jetpacks.


Future Mas

[Xocrates]

I traveled here from the year 1984 to say this:

Quoting others does not make you funny.

[xander]

I traveled here from the year 1984 to say this:

Quoting others does not make you funny.

Honestly, xkcd is not that funny. And can some please explain WHAT. THE. FUCK. is up with today's comic?

xander

[Xarlaxas]

You do mouse over the comic to read the text that appears right? It explains everything. Though I figured out what it was on about from the images themselves.

[xander]

You do mouse over the comic to read the text that appears right? It explains everything. Though I figured out what it was on about from the images themselves.

It doesn't explain jack.

xander

[Xocrates]

I assume you checked the wikipedia pages?