FS98 - thinking of shedding...

[pete]

Thinking of dumping FS98 files & pages from simviation.

Although there seems to be a firm following for CFS, FS98 seems to have few if any contributions these days & I wonder if the time has come to scrap it from this site.

Any thoughts or comments welcome.

[BFMF]

I agree. All those FS98 files are just taking up valuable space.

Go ahead and dump 'em

[Stratobat]

Well... The FS 98 Forum still gets a few posts these days

The only problem is that some designers may want to use FS 98 file for current projects. I mean, let's say for example there's no SR-71 panel for FS 2002/4 but there's one for FS 98, all the designer would need to do is change the gauge entries and maybe touch up the bitmap

Regards,
Stratobat

[Hagar]

The decision is yours Pete. I think it might be a tad premature. There is still a surprising number of people using FS98 & I've answered questions on it recently from new users - both on this forum & by E-mail. I was actually thinking of adding a couple of new tutes to the Lair. Also bear in mind that FS98 aircraft & scenery are compatible with CFS1.

[Craig.]

why not put a poll on the main page to find out if its still useful??

[Dan]

When (!) I had CFS1, which was up 'till last November I had more FS98 files in it than CSF1! As it happens, I have a touched up Fs98 in my FS2002 now. I wouldn't chuck it. Or if you have to, why not back it up onto CD / DVD? That way they could be replaced...
Dan Garner

CFS1 file contributer  ;)

[ozzy72]

Fairy snuff Pete, I'd say we have less than a posting a week in there, sometimes over a month can go by with nothing happening.
Maybe its time to free-up some server space

Mark

[Jared]

it's up to you buddy, do what you have got to do....as was suggested if you could back it up onto a couple of dvd's then perhaps the files wouldn't be gone forever..:-)

[pete]

it's up to you buddy, do what you have got to do....as was suggested if you could back it up onto a couple of dvd's then perhaps the files wouldn't be gone forever..:-)

355 pages of FS98 files do NOT fit onto a couple of CD's  ;D

Needless to say I have multiple back up systems here - including a PC & external HD specifically for backups.


Overall it's hard to know ..... Almost no new files are being produced for CFS using FS98 base files


BUT  : Just looked at the log files & it has to be said that just last week - 1 week -  1425 people looked at the latest FS98 military page alone - so that's quite a lot ... I suppose that means there are still many 1000's of FS98 page views per month currently ... so I think it stays for now.  8)

[Dan]

Great. I might be introducing a new CFS1 / FS98 user soon.
Dan G  ;)

[Woodlouse2002]

I hate to point this out but in the last year i've seen more new addons for FS98 than for CFS3. I say keep it if you can. As you say, it still seems quite popular.

[gw]

Rather than it being an all or nothing matter how about dropping the least active downloads and the oldest posts?  Maybe with the goal of reclaiming, say, a third of the space used.  You get some disk space back and you get to gauge the community response.

gw

[SilverFox441]

1000's of pageviews without associated download bandwidth costs...

Well, as I see it...we'll have to pry FS 98 off the server ourselves if we want it gone.

[4_Series_Scania]

I hate to point this out but in the last year i've seen more new addons for FS98 than for CFS3. I say keep it if you can. As you say, it still seems quite popular.

Good point woody, I say keep the FS98 bit.

[BFMF]

What's really sad is that i've even seen new FS5.1 packages within the last couple months appear in the new files section over at Flightsim