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Still bitter that Sony squandered some fantastic tech because they were so shit scared of audio and data mixing. I know the solid state stuff is miles better bu
by Veliladon 3y ago
Still bitter that Sony squandered some fantastic tech because they were so shit scared of audio and data mixing. I know the solid state stuff is miles better but the '90s teen in me who grew up watching animes set in 20XX with characters using MiniDiscs still romanticizes about what could have been.
- happymellon 3y agoSolid state is better for some (maybe most) things. Racks of spinning rust still exist rather than SSDs because sometimes capacity is better than speed. I don't need my MP3s to run at multiple GB a second. Different tech still has its place.
- kalleboo 3y agoI'm just bitter that MO (Magneto-Optical) never caught on outside of Japan. It was basically a non-proprietary Minidisc for data, which in practice was a way more reliable alternative to Zip disk (and more expandable as it went from 230 MB to 640 MB to 1.3 GB over the years) MO disk: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52853106039_1192aab173_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52853106039_1192aab173_b... Compared to contemporary formats: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52853320975_a02f7e15bc_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52853320975_a02f7e15bc_b...