The evolution of computer memory and memory storage devices, considerably revolutionized the way we use computers. To think that in a span of about 20 years, we went from extremely expensive, one tons storage devices to easily affordable and compact flash drives and mp3 players, is nothing short of amazing.
I remember when the iPod first came out when I was a child. It was revolutionary and mind blowing. To think that you would no longer have to carry around a bulky CD player (not to mention, most of them would skip if they weren't held perfectly still) and try to fit 20 of your favorite songs on one mix CD, was inconceivable to my 10 year old mind.
Devices such as these are taken for granted nowadays. A floppy disk nowadays would probably be recognized as trash and dead technology. Most computers don't even have a floppy drive anymore! Even now as I'm glued to my iPhone and Twitter, I take for granted the revolutionary processes that allowed me to carry around such a miraculous device.
If 10 year old me knew that I would one day own an iPhone with 6,000 songs on it, plenty of fun games, and fast access to the Internet, he'd poop his pants.
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