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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: stanlong on December 12, 2008, 04:07:48 AM
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On the A2000HD I recently acquired there are over 100 persoal files
should I read them befor i delete them?
should I try and contact the file writer who was not the vendor?
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Happens to me all the time, I just format the hard drive.
Don't contact anyone, that would be stalkeresque :insane:
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stanlong wrote:
On the A2000HD I recently acquired there are over 100 persoal files
should I read them befor i delete them?
should I try and contact the file writer who was not the vendor?
Hmmm.... could be the lost source code to version of AmigaOS long forgotten....:-o
Or secrets to Cold Fusion....:-o
Untold knowledge the human race could use to better it self...:-o
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Delete them.
PZ.
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Read them, obviously.
Maybe over a nice cup of tea and a joint.
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Tension wrote:
Read them, obviously.
Maybe over a nice cup of tea and a joint.
...and make sure to post the juicy bits. ;-)
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Format the hard disk and reinstall. If you read it don't tell anyone you read it or post it (thats what i do). doing it otherwise, promotes selling systems without hard disks and that obviously is a s*** for a new amiga user who has to reinstall it all.
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terminator4 wrote:
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promotes selling systems without hard disks and that obviously is a s*** for a new amiga user who has to reinstall it all.
That's the wrong mental attitude.
Every new user of this ancient system should be glad and proud to get the opportunity to learn how to prepare and install an Amiga harddrive...
:-P
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Fingers wrote:
Delete them.
PZ.
NOO!! Vintage 80s pr0n looks real good in HAM6, as I found out when I bought my second hand A500 (though I immediately cleaned the keyboard after I found out)....
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Read the personal files, don't delete them, blackmail him and earn some money. :afro:
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Back up the files, give them a quick look over, an try and contact the original owner!
I know I am happy to be ale to look back at my old files, I would be upset to lose them.
If there is anything cool (which I doubt, most is probably just a letter to Grandma thanking her for the socks she sent him for Christmas)... Then post it here :-D
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Read first, delete later
They sold you the machine with the files so its their problem they weren't deleted
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Ethically, I'd say either go with just delete/format or examine only enough to try to find the original author.
Personally, I'd love to know what happened to some of my old CNet and Image BBS pfiles (doors) I wrote/modded way back when. I gave those disks away back when I first sold my C64 stuff and went to Amiga. It would be interesting if someone came across them in a collection somewhere.
They sold you the machine with the files so its their problem they weren't deleted
That's kind of a bad stance... What if the machine was stolen, years ago? What if it's a drive that was supposed to have been disposed of, but somehow made it's way through the resale chain with no disposal? There's all sorts of ways that data could be left on the drive that AREN'T the original author's "problem".
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Where are you located? How did you aquire the 2000HD?
Read and delete. The files are likely too old to be of any real value to the previous owner.
Though part of me is curious to know who it is.
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You may find something like this (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=1827) !
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Delete them, the Amiga community is a trustworthy, reliable and honorable group of people.
don't forget to post the juicy bits!!
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the Amiga community is a trustworthy, reliable and honorable group of people.
:crazy:
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Post 'em on your blog, the original owner may be able to find them then,,,
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If the computer belonged to someone in the Commodore organization, it could be lost history. If it belonged to Al Inc., then we all want to know ;)
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any body read Polish
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The question is analogous to what would you do if you found a packet of someone's letters or tax returns.
Programs and technical files ,I'd keep.
Contacting someone about long-forgotten personal letters or financial info could stir up trouble for everyone.
I've found tax returns ,personal letters,and adult porn on used computers;I've found the DELETE command useful in those cases.
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I found the peecee I'm using now at the side of the road on trashday.... still had personal files and a ton of crappy mp3 files on the HD. In my haste to clean it up, I formatted the HD before I knew it needed win98SE to work properly. ;-/
People are so careless....
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@Dandy
Of course thats optional.:-D
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Google Translate reads Polish.
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Hey - I like your avatar!
Isn't that Cheech Marin?
I love all the Cheech & Chong "Up in smoke" movies - nearly died from laughing when I saw them first...
:-D
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Carefully find all their personal details from the computer a steal their identity.
Then go and buy more Amigas with their bank details, and hope that these new amigas will have even more bank details on them.
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stanlong wrote:
any body read Polish
The user Opi on amigaworld.net can.
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I'd say contact the seller as he/she might have forgotten all about it, keep all source code and other things useful, delete all the kinky stuff ;)
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The 2000 I recently sold had a few articles and files from the original owner, who, back in the day was a jobbing writer for AUI.
When I told him he was happy for me to leave them on there and even have a browse through as it was all out of date stuff that he was no longer interested in.
It was a nice bit of history so I told the new owner as well.
I also picked up a libretto 50ct from its owner at a car boot sale about 3 years ago and it turned out to be a cash-point service computer!
It had loads of 'interesting' software, contact details & Passwords!
Needless to say I formatted the drive and securely disposed of the discs, passwords and associated equipment.
I eventually resold that (after playing with it for over a year), but not before I securely erased the hard disc again and re-installed windows.
I have also picked up numerous hard discs which have turned out to be jam packed with all sorts of personal and financial details.
Personally the thought of sending any system of mine to any of these 'service' centres would be the last thing I would ever do.
No hard drive has ever left my possession without having sensitive information securely erased, I don't think my sanity could take it. :-)
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stanlong wrote:
any body read Polish
More and more these days sadly, but I can't understand a word of it :-)
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I'd have to browse through and read it...then delete it....something i've done on many a used peecee and amiga.
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yes i can read Polish. German too.
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Whether you read the files or not, you may regret contacting the original owner if the machine turns out to be stolen, not only would you lose the machine and the money you paid for it, but you might also come under suspicion of stealing it as well as any other offences committed during the burglary/theft.