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Paul Votava's avatar

Being a tech nerd myself, I recall the floppy disks well, when windows first came out and required waiting for several hours to install via 25 floppies! Audiocassettes are still popular today believe it or not, there is still a Market here in the states which is pretty unbelievable. Thanks for sharing and some nostalgia.

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SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

Back then, when installing the OS or applications, we had to insert and remove dozens of floppy disks; those were the good old days.

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Robert A Mosher (he/him)'s avatar

We loved the role played in the film Perfect Days (starring Koji Yakusho in 2023) by the cassette tapes and the shop that specialized in them!

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SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

Certainly, in that movie the books and cassette tapes had great meaning to the protagonist.

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Gianni Simone's avatar

When I moved to Japan, I had to leave my beloved stereo and record collection behind, bought a space-saver boom box and started buying CDs, but I've never liked them. I still have a sizeable tape collection here, and I must say they are holding up pretty well.

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SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

Although the sound quality is by no means high, I also believe that cassette tapes have a unique, familiar charm.

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Blowtorch's avatar

I have no idea why it is so enjoyable to stare at old media

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SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

Maybe it's because old media can have a lot of memories attached to it.

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Blowtorch's avatar

Yeah, I think so

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Emika Oka's avatar

This is so nostalgic

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