Formats come and go, for video, for audio and for data storage. Here are some old formats that you may or may not have come into contact with. Surprisingly enough many old formats are still being used to this day. Not by the home user, but by companies and universities. For an example, I stumbled upon this last spring (and yes, it's still being used).

Now let's get on with the quiz

9 years ago*

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Used it all... trust me ;D

9 years ago
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5 1/4 bump!

9 years ago
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I know 6 and 10 but I don't know what word you used :_(

9 years ago
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Same. I know both but have no idea which word he had used. :'(

9 years ago
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Typo in 6 fixed

9 years ago
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6 uses the word found in the URL for the Wikipedia article on it.
Added one more correct answer to 10, now there are 5 of them, and I can't find any more that would fit (two of them are technically speaking not even correct, but have been used)

9 years ago
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I'm sure 6 don't use the word found in the URL for the wikipedia article because I have the wikipedia article opened O.o

9 years ago
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You're quite right, I made a typo :(

9 years ago
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I did a few but got a bad headache from two weeks with hardly any sleep working early/night shifts, so I can't finish, sorry. Nice to be reminded of some of the old recording formats though - and I know it's not a comprehensive list by any means, but you might find it interesting that one I can think of that is not there dates from 1725 and is still used today for playback of recording: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_card

9 years ago
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I thought about adding punchcards, but tracking down all the different names that are used for them seemed like a hassle.

9 years ago
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Yes, good point.

9 years ago
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When I saw the first image I thought this would be a cakewalk but soon realised I know nothing but the generic names. I think I have used 1 and 2 before though and saw my father use 6.

9 years ago
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Duh, none of the names I known worked. VHS tape, video tape, cassette tape, radio tape, audio tape, floppy disk, diskette, etc; nothing. Must be a localisation problem -.-

9 years ago
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One is quite close to being right. The diskette-looking thing is by the way not a diskette in the traditional sense (note that it holds 21mb of data, and not 1,44)

9 years ago
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I like the chemical naming theme, but I'm disappointed in Iron's lack of a Turbo button.

9 years ago
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10 seems unsolvable to me. ^^ but thanks anyway, was a nice trip to the past and raised some memories.

9 years ago
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I knew 2

9 years ago
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Bump for solved :-)

9 years ago
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im stuck on the last 2

9 years ago
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last one sounds a bit like a pasta type ;)

9 years ago
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lol

9 years ago
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I have all except number 10 correct.
I'm sure also about question 10 but it's not accepting my answer

9 years ago
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+1
Seems there are various names for that format. Wonder which one OP chose

EDIT: solved at last :)

9 years ago*
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All 5 of them ;)

9 years ago
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Same for me, I know the format it just don't accepts it :)

9 years ago
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i am also 99% sure i know what it is, but all combinations i tried don't work. ^^

9 years ago
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You can try to use just the first half of the name, as it sometimes went by just that.

9 years ago
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Just solved it, and that was the one I was stuck on for ages as well.

9 years ago
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I'm gonna keep on digging then.

9 years ago
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so it's not just another typo? ^^

9 years ago
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Nope. Not unless everything in the wikipedia article on it is misspelled as well.

9 years ago
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Tried everything on the wikipedia article. Nothing works.

9 years ago
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Then you're probably looking at the wrong thing ;)

9 years ago
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I don't think so, as I found the picture of the side B and the name on there doesn't work either.

9 years ago
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Your answers might be too specific.

9 years ago
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I copy/pasted the names to avoid misspellings, and I also double checked with the site that I nabbed the image from, and it seems like the spelling it correct

Well, the acronym can mean more than one thing, due to marketing people, which is why I did not use that, but now it's there

9 years ago*
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Got it. I was actually trying the other name so that's why I wasn't getting it right.

9 years ago
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+1

9 years ago
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Bump for solved. But that rabbit won again :_(

9 years ago
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muahahaha.. >:-D

9 years ago
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Bump for stuck on Q10

9 years ago
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4 and 11 are the only that i never used or saw

9 years ago
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someone still uses Cd-Roms?
nice puzzle, will try later. and i know all while used half (used-been around when using)

9 years ago
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First one is easy

9 years ago
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thx a lot :) 10&11 too hard for me xD

9 years ago
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I know i've given multiple acceptable answers for #10 but none of them are working. it's frustrating. :-)

9 years ago
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Bump for solved.

9 years ago
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I gave up since that's what I'm best at O.o

9 years ago
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Me too. :'( Guess we have something in common! xD

9 years ago
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Finally solved :)

9 years ago
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Bump for solved.

9 years ago
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9 years ago
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Bump for solved. Thanks for the puzzle.

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Bump for solved.

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