Why do the pirates use nfos?

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
I don't get it...

a .NFO (like photoshop7_serial.nfo or something) file is most commonly seen in pirated ISOs of various pieces of software. They typically hold things like basic program installation instructions, CD keys, serials, etc.

 

[toant103]

what does a pirate drive?



carrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[randalee]

Tradewars 2002.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
I miss bbs days.. I ran one of the biggest in Kansas.. 2 lines @ 14.4

ahhh the good old days!!


I remember buying an external 14.4 modem for 250 bucks

Ausm

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
hell yeah I did.. LORD and a Space one.. I can't remember what it was called

It was probably tradewars.
I loved the old BBS door games.

Heck LORD and Tradewars are available, with updates. :shocked:

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: warcrow
Highlight it. Hold in shift. Hit F5. PROFIT!

?

 

[imported_Pablo]

Originally posted by: toant103
what does a pirate drive?



carrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I laughed out loud... :thumbsup:

 

[MustISO]

BBS's were great. Nothing like downloading a 600K picture in a 1/2 hour.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Whoever created that paste of yours needs to DIE

twice, that is freaking me out

 

[dbzwukan]

Originally posted by: kreb

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
I miss bbs days.. I ran one of the biggest in Kansas.. 2 lines @ 14.4

Did you have BBS games? My favorites were LORD (legend of red dragon) and some others..another one like LORD but with more stuff, and some space game...Man that takes me way back.

I wrote a BBS game called Kult using Turbo Pascal. You play one of the religious cult and try to recruit members, upgrade your church, buy weapons and attack other people's cult. It worked for WWIV based BBS.

 

[mrCide]

heh, like everyone said, BBS/term days. use dos/cmd 'edit' to open the file, or in most cases notepad opens them alright (though notepad is not a true editor, so line breaks will be wrong/etc)-- and change the font to terminal/system.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
harrr!

Cannot locate the H, nor the A key on my keyboard.

Treachery. You, Sir, are no pirate.

 

[KC5AV]

Did you hear about the new Pirate movie?

It's rated Arrrrr!

 

[GiggityGiggity]

NFO's are used to give basic information about the release (think info, not nfo); number of files, resolution, bitrate, whatever. They've grown over the years to include ASCII images, which is what you posted. They are more less a graphical tag for the group that created the release. Think of it as a tag like gangs use when they spray paint their symbol/name on your garage door. http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/MisfitsFiend/DSCF0018.JPG

 

[asm0deus]

pirates favorite fast food joint?








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