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Re:Booting a PC from a Vinyl Record by kergonath on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:01PM (#46734819)
> By the hearing alone, you may spot problems.

I still have PTSD from those Zip drives. You could hear your data disappearing into nothingness as you watched powerless the drive hacking away at your cartridge.

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Re:Booting a PC from a Vinyl Record by Lutzb on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:33PM (#46735225)
Same with QiC80 drives. You could hear when the drive failed to read data.
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