ExplainingComputers (1.18m subscribers)
June 28, 2026
Video length: 19m 27s
Ten removable storage media -- including floppy disks, hard drive cartridges, and magneto-optical disks -- that were released between 1971 and 1998. But how many do you know? Or even remember using?!
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:36 Floppy Days
06:24 SyQuest vs Iomega
12:39 Solid State
14:35 Magneto-Optical
10:45 Our Binary Containers
18:13 End of an Era
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Posted Monday 29 June 2026 at 8:00 am AEST (my time).
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