Tech

Remembering some very weird storage media types

The history of music and tech is littered with obsolete, failed, and forgotten storage media that go far, far behind 8-tracks, beta cassettes, and MiniDiscs. This video highlights 108(!!!) of them. I had no idea…

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

Alan Cross has 39976 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross

One thought on “Remembering some very weird storage media types

  • This guy is one of the very few YouTube personalities I actually watch regularly. So much esoteric and informative stuff about the technologies and games I grew up with. Got into him with his explanations of FM synthesis and memory-mapping on 80s computers/consoles. It’s stuff that should have probably gone over my head, but he’s really great at explaining and demonstrating.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.