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That 90s ad was bonkers, but boy did that bring back memories! Our school had a Mavica that wrote to floppy disks- it felt so futuristic!

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May 16·edited May 16Author

I think in the 90s I wouldn't have given this ad much thought, but when I watched it now I could see the road we were headed down very clearly.

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I miss taking my camera and two dozen floppies with me everywhere. It sounds inconvenient but I miss it.

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May 16Liked by Retroist

Great article! I remember the development of the digital camera and how excited I was. You had to be so careful taking pictures and developing film because it was so expensive. What a change when it all went digital.

Thanks for all the work you do!

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When I first got to play around with one (a Mavica) I remember that realization about film taking a little time to dawn on me. I was being very careful taking photos like I would be with a film camera and then I just cut loose and started snapping away.

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I owned the MVC-FD73 in 99'. It was such a cool new era for photography. I was amazed at the idea of having instant photos that looked good. Sold lots of things on ebay that year thanks that camera.

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