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Memories: 128 Megabytes, $125 Dollars, Circa 2002

February 16, 2014 by Museum Fatigue

There is something melancholy about old technology. A few days ago, while cleaning my office, I came across a small, black, USB-powered, flash drive. It wasn’t just any drive, but the first drive—the first flash drive that I ever purchased. It brought back memories of my first teaching experiences, and its memory size amazed me. Back in the fall of 2002, I used a bit of one of my first real paychecks to buy the drive at CompUSA. It was […]

Categories: Everyday Things, Technology • Tags: Flash Drive, melancholy, Smart Drive, USB Drive, www.universalsmartdrive.com

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