30+ years ago, software was installed from floppy disks received in the mail. My computer science professor said one day our computers will call up a server and install updates overnight to our magneto-optical drives. I was incredulous. Surely we’d be using solid state drives. 🙃 - ThreadSky

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davidho.bsky.social • 116 days ago

30+ years ago, software was installed from floppy disks received in the mail. My computer science professor said one day our computers will call up a server and install updates overnight to our magneto-optical drives. I was incredulous.

Surely we’d be using solid state drives. 🙃

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damonlynch.bsky.social•116 days ago

40+ years ago loaded from a cassette tape recorded from a radio broadcast. 🤓

bryontrussell.bsky.social•116 days ago

My first piece of software was the "adventure game" codebook, had to transcribe & compile to play.

That was the one and only time I ever wrote code. Too bad for me it didn't click huh?

stephanewithane.bsky.social•116 days ago

Wait until you type on the keyboard of a quantum computer in a few years (if we still exist)!

xposure.bsky.social•115 days ago

Do you think we will be able to amend our own health records ?
Alter that 10 pounds everyone is always trying to lose? Lol

librariansteve.bsky.social•115 days ago

Library professor ten years ago asked: How many of you think libraries will still have print books in 5 years? (1/2 the class) 10 years? (just me) Prof looked me dead in the eyes: you’re crazy. I won, obviously.

optech11.bsky.social•115 days ago

Yes it was true
And now technology starts improving

yj481097.bsky.social•115 days ago

Love this blast from the past! Your professor's vision was spot on, and SSDs did become the norm. Mind-boggling how far tech has come!

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