I'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 mo

I'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...