On Friday, April 9, 2021 at 1:08:23 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:

> There's not much use for optical drives in a world of solid state storage. In a few years there
> won't be any mechanical drives around. We don't have any in this house. In a world of skinny
> notebook computers and smart phones, there won't be any ports to plug in a
> mechanical/optical drive.

They'll be around, all right. Businesses don't get rid of gear just because
it's gone out of style. For example, in aviation R&D, once you get your
setup certified, it's a long and expensive process to change anything.

Cindy Hamilton