Dominique Leuenberger / DimStar composed on 2016-08-22 22:19 (UTC+0200):
...Optical drives are just not that common anymore...
If all you think about are cellphones, tablets and laptops, I'm sure that's true. However, there remain various common environments in which the flexibility of a more traditionally sized computer is important. Not counting floppies, all the non-optical solid state media I own would easily fit inside the space a 3.5" HD consumes, while a 1000 litre or larger box would be required to fit all my OM (with their various sized protectors). USB media still hasn't come close to the ample labeling space and use-once-&-discard pricing that OM enjoys. IMO the time has not yet come to put OM drives in the same category as floppy and zip drives, and it may not even come in our lifetimes. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org