ethics

[stanlong]

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?

[redrumloa]

Happens to me all the time, I just format the hard drive.

Don't contact anyone, that would be stalkeresque :insane:

[AmigaHeretic]

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



 

[Fingers]

Delete them.

PZ.

[Tension]

Read them, obviously.

Maybe over a nice cup of tea and a joint.

[Damion]

Tension wrote:
Read them, obviously.

Maybe over a nice cup of tea and a joint.

...and make sure to post the juicy bits. ;-)

[terminator4]

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.  

[Dandy]

terminator4 wrote:

...
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

[Speelgoedmannetje]

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)....

[AmigaMance]

Read the personal files, don't delete them, blackmail him and earn some money. :afro:

[bloodline]

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  

[HopperJF]

Read first, delete later
They sold you the machine with the files so its their problem they weren't deleted

[Ilwrath]

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".

[Argo]

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.

[Cass]

You may find something like this !