Cassette Futurism

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A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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Why the Future of Data Storage is (Still) Magnetic Tape (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 2 years ago by JackbyDev@programming.dev to c/cassettefuturism@lemm.ee

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[–] RobotToaster 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I really wish they made data tapes the size of normal compact audio cassettes using modern technology.

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

A cassette sized backup would be so easy to store, with a big caveat on how much the drive itself would cost

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Who knows, we may yet see them. I couldn't find the exact article or video but it was saying how there's a lot of R&D that can still go into tape drives to make storage more dense. We may yet see SSD sized tape drives!