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== Real Life ==
* The "Save" icon on most computer programs depicts a 3½" floppy disc (an oddity to begin with, as most icons use some kind of desktop metaphor, like paper, pencils, folders, etc).
** Less an oddity and more a result of cultural inertia. The ubiquitousness of the floppy meant that it once did mean 'save' (to a floppy which you kept on your desktop). However, while the floppy fell out of use, the imagery stayed because it meant something conceptually. Most people probably couldn't tell you what the icon actually
*** Recent (2010) releases of Ubuntu replace the floppy icon with a depiction of a hard drive... just in time for Solid State Drives to gain prominence. You just can't win, huh?
**** Solid State Drives are certainly available, but by no means prominent. Their current drawbacks make them only useful for games that need to load a high volume of textures. For 99% of computer users, they hold absolutely no advantages over traditional SATA drives besides their smaller size, and numerous disadvantages such as high price and low durability.
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