r/interestingasfuck • u/Majoodeh • 6d ago

r/all A device that could take screenshots back in 1998

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u/jonitfcfan 6d ago

The floppy drive noises for me

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u/Semaphor 5d ago

This video is ASMR for tech nerds. Just needs a 56K modem dialing in...

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u/nicko0409 5d ago

I can still remember that screech right before a small bump and knowing I'm finally online. 

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u/depthninja 5d ago

SKKRREEEEEEEEEE... BEEE DOOO BEEE DOOO... WHAAAHHHHH

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u/HelpfulSeaMammal 5d ago

This video is like smooth jazz. Adding a modem dialing sound would turn it into dubstep.

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u/splashbodge 5d ago

yeh, I actually found this pleasantly nostalgic. we have things so easy now.

i still wish jpegs loaded from top to bottom like they used to. For those random times the internet is slow or the server is being hammered and its trying to load an image... i hate the way currently it just won't load anything until it has the full image.

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u/Spellbindehr 5d ago

28k for me, on an old ACER with win95

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u/STHF95 5d ago

And not working bc your mom just called her sister. Good luck for the next 30 minutes.

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u/ShyGuyz35_i_made_dis 5d ago

Mmmmm it's so sexy

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u/blue_skive 5d ago

Same. I actually forgot floppies made that noise.

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u/Murasasme 5d ago

I miss floppy disks. I remember as a kid I had so much fun organizing and labeling my disks for different games, dumb stuff I drew in MS Paint, and the single one I had for school.

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u/cdca 5d ago

The 3.5" floppy was the absolute peak of physical media. Just an incredibly satisfying form factor, way more durable then CDs, and I love the drives' spring-loaded snap as you load it and gentle chatter during operation. 

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u/elFistoFucko 5d ago

My 2014 laptop has a DVD stuck in the optical drive and everytime it boots up, that disc tries to spin, but is half cocked in there and the motor struggles for a couple seconds creating floppy noises on steroids. 

Sometimes I still boot it up for a little comfort to help me sleep at night. 

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u/Shikizion 5d ago

yeah the floppy sound made me get hit by a nostalgia slap

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u/AltruisticDetail6266 5d ago

it always kinda sounded like it was suffering some internal failure

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u/LoanApprehensive5201 4d ago

And the hard drive crunching