The Museum Of Obsolete Media

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And you thought you’ve seen everything, eh?

Usually not even considered collectable unless it’s storing a precious content inside, the media, cumbersome and space-eater, is always relegated to the least desirable vintage item to have in your collection.

Well, now they have a retirement home to rely on! We’ve just learned about the Museum Of Obsolete Media, a place where all the old media formats have a place to rest. The curator of the museum, a librarian by profession, explains that he began collecting examples of media formats in early 2006, and now he has at least one example of over 290 different types covering audio, video and data, with lots more identified that he has yet to collect. In 2014 he decided to also collect film formats.

The website is very simple and well-designed, containing photos and information about disks, tapes, films, video formats, etc… It is interesting to see how many formats were created over the years, and moreover, the number of formats that were never as popular as a 5 1/4″ floppy, the VHS, etc…

Link: Museum Of Obsolete Media

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