Hi Billy, Yeah, I haven't touched an optical disk per se in years. Most software is distributed electronically, and on the rare occasions I need to transfer something physically I use a USB stick.
True, I still occasionally get a DVD or CD from, say, a cereal box -- but only to immediately rip it into the computer. -- Ernie P. P.S. Even computer "disk drives" are becoming obsolete, at least on consumer devices, being replaced by solid-state "Flash drives." On Apr 30, 2013, at 11:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > techradar > > > from the article : > > > Digital-age dodos: 10 things tech is rendering redundant > > In Depth Technology can destroy entire industries or remake them entirely > > By Gary Marshall April 29th , 2013 > > > Bill Gates said Blu-Ray would be the last disc format the world would ever > see, and it looks like he was right: from iTunes tracks to Netflix > subscriptions we're getting more and more media delivered digitally instead > of on shiny plastic discs. Instead of packaged software we have apps, instead > of CDs we have MP3s, FLAC and AACs, and instead of DVDs we have downloads. > Discs of all kinds are going the way of C90 cassettes, 8-track cartridges and > wax cylinders. > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
