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I remember using these CD caddy Performas in elementary school when they were relatively new and being somewhat confused by the why, as we had a tray loading au
by donatj 2y ago
I remember using these CD caddy Performas in elementary school when they were relatively new and being somewhat confused by the why, as we had a tray loading audio CD player in our living room at the time.
- reaperducer 2y agoIt was to keep the CD-ROMS from getting scratched.
- crazygringo 2y agoIt was a misguided idea, and was quickly abandoned because obviously a CD-ROM is just as likely to be scratched when moving it from jewel box to caddy, as when moving it from jewel box into tray. The reason it was supposed to be more protective was that the industry expected everybody to buy a separate caddy for each CD-ROM they owned, so each CD would only ever be transferred once, and thus be scratched less. But caddies were expensive so obviously nobody ever did that (I'm not sure it even ever occurred to most people), and manufacturers quickly switched to trays.