[Not to mention: a thumb drive can be reused years later, when Lion becomes irrelevant. What can i use my $500 worth of Puma, Jaguar, Panther & Tiger dvds for now? ]
It could be a worse quandary. I've been digging around some of those "I wonder what's in there?" boxes from one move or another and discovered several of the instructional cassettes that originally came with Macs and Mac software.
For those who may not recall the early machines, you got a 400K floppy with the video of the instructions and a cassette with the audio. You had to press "start" on the cassette at the same time as clicking "start" on the Mac, and hope the two stayed in sync. (Actually, all things considered, they worked quite well.)
At least with obsolete DVDs, you could have a few coasters, whereas it'd be a bit difficult to balance glasses on old cassettes.
ryck
"What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" The Doobie Brothers
