Do I miss the read/write speed? No. Do I miss the capacity? No.
…But I sure DO miss storage media that makes a satisfying “Kachunk” when loaded, and could be forcefully ejected like a spent artillery casing.
I’ve seen a few projects that stuff a bunch of flash memory into a floppy for crazy storage capacity, which is pretty cool. Maintains that nostalgia and commands much more respect than one of those ridiculously tiny little USBs that’s easy to lose! :p
…But I sure DO miss storage media that makes a satisfying “Kachunk” when loaded, and could be forcefully ejected like a spent artillery casing.
Older computers just have a nice mechanical ambiance that newer machines don’t replicate quite as well.
I don’t miss having the time to go make a cup of tea whilst waiting for the computer to turn on, or having the monitor scream the entire time it’s on, but I do miss hearing the hard drive spin-up, and all the POST beeps and drive stepper noises when the computer’s booting up.
Floppy disks were a human size. When we need removable media now, it’s either a microSD card, which are so tiny there’s no way to label them, and thumb drives, which…USB-A is irritating.
Do I miss the read/write speed? No. Do I miss the capacity? No.
…But I sure DO miss storage media that makes a satisfying “Kachunk” when loaded, and could be forcefully ejected like a spent artillery casing.
I’ve seen a few projects that stuff a bunch of flash memory into a floppy for crazy storage capacity, which is pretty cool. Maintains that nostalgia and commands much more respect than one of those ridiculously tiny little USBs that’s easy to lose! :p
I recently got into LPs. It’s slowly replacing the default home music source. It’s really satisfying to have solid physical media.
Older computers just have a nice mechanical ambiance that newer machines don’t replicate quite as well.
I don’t miss having the time to go make a cup of tea whilst waiting for the computer to turn on, or having the monitor scream the entire time it’s on, but I do miss hearing the hard drive spin-up, and all the POST beeps and drive stepper noises when the computer’s booting up.
Floppy disks were a human size. When we need removable media now, it’s either a microSD card, which are so tiny there’s no way to label them, and thumb drives, which…USB-A is irritating.
I miss those “giant” zip disks that lasted like 5 years as a storage media. They were between 3.5 floppies and burnable CD Roms.