Chapter 9 - Information Storage

Some of the technologies mentioned in this chapter as new are already getting old and out-dated. I suppose it's a tribute to the fast paced technology but as computers get faster, people want to do more things with them and they want a way to store it. It just keeps building on itself. This chapter doesn't even mention blue-ray or hi-def, that technology is too new, but as more consumers wanted high def tvs, they needed a movie player that capitalized on the software.
This area of technology is probably one of the most rapidly changing or evolving sectors. It becomes difficult for consumers to feel confident investing in this technology. People want a movie and music collection, but it would be nice to know we can still use it in 5 or 10 years. And that's no exaggeration. 10 years ago I did not have a DVD player, 15 years ago I did not have a CD player. My kids will never own a disk-man, they will go straight to MP3s or something else entirely.
It really does blow your mind when you think about the floppy disk and how many were needed for programs and software just 20 years ago. Then someone hands you a shiny frisbee with a hole in the middle and tells you the entire Encyclopedia Britannica is on here!