Wintermute_BBS<p>So, the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/purists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purists</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/claim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claim</span></a> "it's not the same without a real disk drive - the sound and the haptics ..." when it comes to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FloppyDisks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyDisks</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DiskDrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiskDrives</span></a> and they're probably right. </p><p>But did you ever notice that this purism seems to be fixed on rotating disk media only.</p><p>I mean, no one ever says "it's not the same without loading from tape - the sound, the haptics, the endless waiting ..." or "it's not the same without 9 pin <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DotMatrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DotMatrix</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Printers</span></a> - the noise, the paper jams ..." </p><p>think about it ... 🤔</p>