Picture of a floppy disk attached to a fridge door with a magnet labeled: "System restore disk do not erase"
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[–] 27 points 8 months ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    …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.

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