I have a collection of files from the late ´90s and early ´00s. Many of them are .JPG, .MP3, .WAV, instead of .jpg, .mp3, and .wav. Why was that the norm at the time? I usually just change the extension myself.

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[–] 15 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Well sonny, it's because back then, media files would eat your entire drive in a hurry, so they had to be shouted out as a warning.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    And yet 40TB still isn't enough for my needs.

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