Fosfor Gadgets takes us down data storage memory lane.  This is the bit that surprised me the most:

“The Compact Cassette was introduced by Philips in 1963 but it wasn’t until the 1970s it became popular. Computers like the ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the Amstrad CPC used the cassettes to store data. A standard 90 minutes Compact cassette could store around 700kB to 1MB of data on each side of the tape. How about buying 4500 compact cassettes and create a backup of your favorite DVD - it would only take 281 days to restore the data, hehe.”

Takes me back, that does.

It's an interesting read - how much you remember depends on whether the page is nostalgia or archeology for you!

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