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  • Scientists in 1985: “This data can now all fit on a computer thanks to CDs. Get a few of them pressed at Gramozávody Loděnice every year and keep the index plus updates on a HDD or tape.”

    Scientists in 1990: “With CD-R, you don’t have to pay a fortune to have a few copies of the database pressed every year. You don’t need the magnetic storage buffer either, updates can be written on the disks.”

    Scientists in 2000: “Screw CDs. Many-gigabyte HDDs are decently cheap. You can store full scans rather than transcripts.”

    Scientists in 2010: “You can afford terabytes in SSDs now, and keep a few copies off-site for backup, all in a cloud solution with access from anywhere with less latency than the HDDs.”

    Central Social Insurance Institute Card File in Prague-Smíchov in 2013:
    Gonna pretend I didn't hear that