Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBring Back the Burned CD— They’re a love language. And a reminder of the hope we once had.thetyee.caexternal-linkmessage-square127linkfedilinkarrow-up1419arrow-down137
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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI was soo excited about ls120. Zip drive capacity in a 1.44 MB disc format with backwards compatibility. How could it not become the next big thing?
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoBecause it made that noise.
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMaybe I’m remembering it wrong, but by the time they were introduced, even Zip drives were on the way out?
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYeah. Everyone was moving to CD-R.
I was soo excited about ls120. Zip drive capacity in a 1.44 MB disc format with backwards compatibility. How could it not become the next big thing?
Because it made that noise.
Maybe I’m remembering it wrong, but by the time they were introduced, even Zip drives were on the way out?
Yeah. Everyone was moving to CD-R.