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kevin_thibedeau on Oct 2, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs

Nobody was ready to make use of digital images until computing was enough of a presence in daily life, digital storage was cheap enough, and sensor resolution increased to compete with casual use of film. That wasn't going to happen in the 70s or 80s.

bluGill on Oct 2, 2022 [–]

But the technology wasn't ready when the rest of computers were. Photo CDs were good but sensors were 20 some years later

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