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Rip John C. Dvorak, writer of the Abort/Retry/Fail column from PC Magazine. On a different note, never underestimate the value of a modal dialog that gives you
by Dwedit 2mo ago
Rip John C. Dvorak, writer of the Abort/Retry/Fail column from PC Magazine.
On a different note, never underestimate the value of a modal dialog that gives you a chance to retry an IO operation that failed. Loose USB cables and network shares over Wifi can make those happen a lot more often.
- roryirvine 2mo agoAnd it came from the days of floppy disks, so we often needed the chance to put the correct disk back in the right drive!
- doubled112 2mo agoWhen the game comes on 14 floppy disks, sometimes you forget how to count in the excitement.
- collingreen 2mo agoKeeping one of the disks from the pile was peak bff/sibling rivalry antics. It's like keeping out one of the pieces of the puzzle so nobody can finish it but you.