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    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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