Museum of Obsolete Media

Every dead or dying physical format one man could find — wax cylinders, MiniDiscs, 8-tracks, HiPac, formats that lasted eighteen months — each with photos…

Why we kept this

The obsolescence ratings are the good part; nothing humbles a format like being called 'endangered'.

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