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Cassette Futurism

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Welcome to Cassette Futurism Lemmy and Mbin Community.

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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 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!