Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
epihelix
7 days ago
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Book prizes don't work how you think
I briefly used Zip drives back in the day. They were amazing, when the only alternative portable media was a 3.5" floppy.
And then USB thumb drives came along, and made them obsolete pretty much overnight.
help
SoftTalker
7 days ago
|
next
[–]
Amazing, until you got the "click of death"
reply
ColdStream
7 days ago
|
prev
[–]
Also had a lot less worries about a random bad sector turning up with USB.
reply
Consider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch!
Applications
are open till July 27.
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
And then USB thumb drives came along, and made them obsolete pretty much overnight.