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Electrecord Fotodisc

Electrecord Fotodisc

2023-04-22 · updated on 2025-02-13 · 1987 words · 10 mins read
As this article gets updated, you can see the new content added at the bottom. For now, enjoy Part Two!

The flexi disc (also known as a phonosheet, Sonosheet or Soundsheet) is a phonograph record made of a thin, flexible vinyl sheet with a molded-in spiral stylus groove, and is designed to be playable on a normal phonograph turntable.

Flexible records were commercially introduced as the Eva-tone Soundsheet in 1962. They were very popular among children and teenagers and mass-produced by the state publisher in the Soviet government.

Electrecord Fotodisc — Part 3

Electrecord Fotodisc — Part 3

2025-01-27 · updated on 2025-02-13 · 239 words · 2 mins read
Because I managed to get a third batch of these photodiscs, I decided not to create an in-depth post about them, but to update the existing article. Here I will only feature the new photos and the new additions to the collection and the recording of these new discs posted separately, but you can find the entire collection in the main article. To read only the new part of the article, go directly here
Retro Laptop: Toshiba Libretto 100CT (1996)

Retro Laptop: Toshiba Libretto 100CT (1996)

2023-03-09 · updated on 2025-02-12 · 683 words · 4 mins read
The Toshiba Libretto 100CT is a marvel of engineering. Launched in April 1996, it manages to fit a powerful Pentium processor and 32MB RAM (up to 64MB) in a laptop less than one kilogram, squeezing a full Windows 95 PC into a device the size of a paperback book.
Aurel Persu and the Persu Car

Aurel Persu and the Persu Car

2025-02-04 · 189 words · 1 min read
More photos in this wonderful article by TurboMag, the source for most of the photos. The article itself is brilliant, but is in Romanian. Persu, a specialist in airplanes aerodynamics and dynamics, implemented his idea in 1922–1923 in Berlin, building an automobile with an incredibly low drag coefficient of 0.28 (same as a modern Porsche Carrera) or even 0.22 (still rare among modern production cars), depending on the source]. This drag coefficient was far better that the 0.
Hungarian Fotodisc

Hungarian Fotodisc

2023-05-22 · updated on 2025-01-27 · 126 words · 1 min read

I was able to find in the family, among other many nice records of Hungarian Folklore Music a Colorvox flexi disc. It seems that Hungarians did way more pressings that the Romanian counterparts (shown here and here). A pretty big collection of them can be found on discogs, as Publishing House of the Art Foundation (Képzőművészeti Alap Kiadóvállalat) also released, under the Cityvox label, a series of circular flexi-discs, with a normal cover.

Out For A Stroll

Out For A Stroll

2025-01-26 · 36 words · 1 min read
Weather was nice, pretty warm and sunny, considering we’re still in the middle of winter. Nice day out, walked a bit, had some nice talks with friends. I’ve got to say today was a good day.
Hogwarts Legacy > a half-assed review

Hogwarts Legacy > a half-assed review

2025-01-22 · 323 words · 2 mins read

Revelio!“ — You, all the time

I Am Back

I Am Back

2025-01-16 · 211 words · 1 min read

Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.Jim Rohn

Lost and Found in Translation > -- Serbian – 3enit

Lost and Found in Translation
Serbian – 3enit

2025-01-16 · 742 words · 4 mins read

The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. — Bob

Lost in Translation > -- Srpski / Serbian

Lost in Translation
Srpski / Serbian

2025-01-16 · 504 words · 3 mins read

The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. — Bob

Site Statistics > -- 2024 Roundup

Site Statistics
2024 Roundup

2024-12-31 · 784 words · 4 mins read

There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.Rex Stout

Find All (Collection) > a half-assed review

Find All (Collection) > a half-assed review

2024-12-26 · 200 words · 1 min read

Roses on piano good, but tulips on organ better.“ — Confucius

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