On work we accumulate a wealth of pesonal notes, forms, links, articles etc. We are strictly forbidden to use USB-Sticks, but the DVD-Burner are still working…
My last DVD was a Knoppix though, just for the fun of it.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 months ago
I still see blank CDs and DVDs for sale sometimes. Makes me wonder who is out there using them.
Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 2 months ago
addie@feddit.uk 2 months ago
We used to do that in industrial automation. If you make any changes to the PLC / HMI / SCADA software, burn a DVD with what you changed and leave it next to the rack. No danger of bringing in viruses on a USB stick (the whole system was air-gapped) and you’d still have a backup available.
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 months ago
ooh knoppix!, my first intro to linux
Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 2 months ago
People keeping old ass industrial equipment alive. I had to buy some CD-Rs because it was the only way to get files off an ancient Win95 machine that had no network or USB ports. The machinery it interacts with costs a million dollars, so replacing it is no small thing.
socsa@piefed.social 2 months ago
In some secure facilities it's basically the only way to transfer data. USB drives aren't allowed and there's no direct peer to peer networking either.
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I buy them, and floppy disks too.
merci3@lemmy.world 2 months ago
People who still own a PS1/PS2 having a blast on their jailbroken consoles