This should be illegal, companies should be forced to open-source games (or at least provide the code to people who bought it) if they decide to discontinue it, so people can preserve it on their own.

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    10 months ago

    You should perform that exact experiment with a sufficient number of bits, you’ll be surprised.

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      10 months ago

      No I won’t be, because I’ve done this before for various reasons, but not a single but was changed.

      Let me put it this way. A computer stores programs and instructions it needs to run in files on a drive. These files contain exact and precise instructions for various components to operate. If even a SINGLE bit is off in just a couple of the OS files, your computer will start throwing constant errors if not just crashing entirely.

      And this isn’t just theory. It’s provable. Cosmic rays have been known to sometimes hit a drive and cause a bit-flip. Or another issue is a drive not being powered on for a long time causing bit-rot

      At this point I’m starting to think you’re a troll. There’s no way someone believes what you’re saying.

      Edit: autocorrect

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        10 months ago

        I’m going to stop responding to you few left in this thread because I don’t think you’re trolls, I know you are.