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I've been thinking that there oughta be a human-sized cartridge for data in general. Current SD-cards are flimsy, and it's just getting worse. The Minidisc/Game

I've been thinking that there oughta be a human-sized cartridge for data in general. Current SD-cards are flimsy, and it's just getting worse. The Minidisc/Gameboy cartridge/MiniCD form factor was something that was tangible but not oversized. It could go in your drawer and not be lost. You could write something informative on it.

Vexs 4y ago
Unsure if I'm getting wooshed here, but aren't you describing a flash drive?
- spiffistan 4y ago
  Well, I'd like it to be a standard size I could stack. Maybe I'm just nostalgic but I pine for the days where I had a shelf full of self-burnt CD's. Shame they're so prone to bit rot.
hypertele-Xii 4y ago
I've always loved the tactile feel of floppy disks. The way they slide into slot, lock into place, and plop out when you push the button. I want a floppy disk form factor with a storage chip inside. As an added bonus, it should have an e-ink screen for labeling.
- jakzurr 4y ago
  I loved the 3.5 floppies too. Maybe the Star Trek TOS "book-tape" was the right idea all along. Wonder if the in-universe people were clueless where the "tape" part of the name came from?
Orangeair 4y ago
How about high-density magnetic tape cartridges? They're pretty popular in enterprise for offline storage https://www.ibm.com/products/3592-tape-cartridge https://www.ibm.com/products/3592-tape-cartridge https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts11xx-tape-drive?topic=STPRH6/com.ibm.storage.drives.doc/con_3592ipg_cartridge_types_characteristics_3592.htm https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts11xx-tape-drive?topic=STPRH6/c...
jareklupinski 4y ago
2.5" hard drives are imo perfect 'data-decks' getting a single company to produce hard-drive docks / adapters that stack together for 10+ years consistently is another story...
zzo38computer 4y ago
I dislike SD cards, too. I think Compact Flash is OK, although it might be better with a hardware write protect switch.

Vexs 4y ago

Unsure if I'm getting wooshed here, but aren't you describing a flash drive?

spiffistan 4y ago
Well, I'd like it to be a standard size I could stack. Maybe I'm just nostalgic but I pine for the days where I had a shelf full of self-burnt CD's. Shame they're so prone to bit rot.

hypertele-Xii 4y ago

I've always loved the tactile feel of floppy disks. The way they slide into slot, lock into place, and plop out when you push the button. I want a floppy disk form factor with a storage chip inside. As an added bonus, it should have an e-ink screen for labeling.

jakzurr 4y ago
I loved the 3.5 floppies too. Maybe the Star Trek TOS "book-tape" was the right idea all along. Wonder if the in-universe people were clueless where the "tape" part of the name came from?

Orangeair 4y ago

How about high-density magnetic tape cartridges? They're pretty popular in enterprise for offline storage https://www.ibm.com/products/3592-tape-cartridge https://www.ibm.com/products/3592-tape-cartridge https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts11xx-tape-drive?topic=STPRH6/com.ibm.storage.drives.doc/con_3592ipg_cartridge_types_characteristics_3592.htm https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ts11xx-tape-drive?topic=STPRH6/c...

jareklupinski 4y ago

2.5" hard drives are imo perfect 'data-decks' getting a single company to produce hard-drive docks / adapters that stack together for 10+ years consistently is another story...

zzo38computer 4y ago

I dislike SD cards, too. I think Compact Flash is OK, although it might be better with a hardware write protect switch.