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They weren’t around for that long, but IBM’s microdrive had a major impact on multiple industries.

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:15 Back in the 1990s, Compact Flash was born...
2:30 ... But it was REALLY expensive and REALLY small.
3:02 Enter the Microdrive - Digital media suddenly got affordable
3:58 It's literally a tiny hard drive that holds thousands of photos
5:03 Way less expensive than flash and 4x bigger! But slow...
6:21 Competition heated up - Surely this was the future?
7:21 iPods and MP3 players got smaller thanks to Microdrive
8:45 And then flash caught up
9:50 Let's open one up and peek inside
12:29 Conclusion - The right tech at the right time