Re:The Web MiniDisc App (2020)
by borepop on Friday April 09, 2021 @10:21AM
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I'm not a coder, so perhaps I'm missing the appeal of this project. My main takeaway is that I can't understand why somebody would go through the hard work of re-creating this but not bother writing a single line explaining to casual readers what the advantage might be of using the app compared to other more obvious solutions for playing music files.
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The point is really just how pointless and esoteric it is, not to offer a better way of playing music. This isn't for casual readers, this is for nerds who do stuff that nobody else cares about, for the fun and challenge.
Re:The Web MiniDisc App (2020)
by temp5565_65 on Monday April 12, 2021 @07:38PM
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The advantage is that the app is designed to work with specific obsolete devices that needed a now long-in-tooth software package to transfer files to them. It's very hard to get this package working on modern machines, so having this functionality available via a web app is a quantum leap.