I'm not a Luddite or technophobe. I just know that after 466 years the thing on the left can be read fine. 📜 The thing top-right is 15 years old & uses tech that already no longer comes standard on computers. 💿 And the 30-yr-old thing bottom-right needs specialized antique hardware & software to read. 💾

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CD has been around since early 90's, so your information isn't accurate. It has, at least, 35 years old.

There was a brief period in my life when I used books...

I don't have a single book anymore.

Data is still readable on this! ;)

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I think with the antique floppy data loses fidelity over time. Data is lost if you leave the drive sittting.