Everybody definitely doesn't.
XTL
joined 1 year ago
/disco mode on
don't recall it having a cpu
So, what's updating the display? Power supply imps?
Why did the reuse old master tapes?
Money. Or the perception that there isn't money to be gained from the replication and maintenance of the archives.
Paper doesn't last, is hard to store, and the information density is miserable.
And for bigger data sets, the capacity isn't there. And writable media is getting more rare. Probably because of the same reason.
That's right. Got my words mixed.
There aren't, really. There are a few antiques and half baked things.
A big problem is that these days, unless you're the size of Apple or Samsung, it's impossible to get a reasonable hardware soc and modem other than one which only runs a soon obsolete blob laden android which is going to be EOL before you've even finished your design.
The hardware is not there. The firmware/hw data/platform isn't there even to begin OS work with. And there's a global shipping, regulation and mobile operator hell waiting on the other side. And a product lifecycle that's only a few years long.
Yes, I've worked for phone manufacturers.
Any real number, literally.
Definitely not zero moderation. That wouldn't last long these days.
And there's a lot of people in the world that effectively get told this all their life.
Some for things that aren't even their choice.